Reik

Old Norse Dictionary - reik

Meaning of Old Norse word "reik" in English.

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

reik: f. the parting of the hair; hvirfil, hnakka, enni, reik, vanga, Edda ii. 430; hár hans var öðru-megin reikar bleikt en öðru-megin rautt, O. H. l. 34, Fs. i. 212, Fas. iii. 392; hnakka eða reikar, 500; Gyrðr kembir nú gula reik með gyltum kambi, Safn i. 33: poët., reikar eik, the oak of the reik, i. e. the hair, Edda 217; and reikar rúfr, the rye of the reik, i. e. the crop of the head, the hair, Gísl.; reikar-tún = the head, Lex. poët.

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

Similar entries:

Reik (I)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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