Reigjask

Old Norse Dictionary - reigjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "reigjask" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

reigjask: ð, the vellums always spell with i, not ey, and Eb. 117 new Ed. note 6 is a misprint; [rígr and reigjask point to a lost strong verb, ríga, reig]:—to throw the body back, with the notion of stiffness and haughtiness; reigðsk hann við ok lét útrúliga, Eb. 320; reigðisk (thus the vellum) næsta brúðr í móti, Þryml. 50; hón reigðisk við honum ok mælti, FaS. ii. 131; ok svá sem á leið þeirra tal, þá reigðusk æ því meir við liðs-menn, FmS. viii. 158; Þórdís reigðisk (ræiddisk Ed. wrongly) nokkut svá við honum, ok skaut öxl við Þormóði, Fb. ii. 153; reygðisk, Fbr. 38 new Ed., a paper MS., is an error.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚴᛁᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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