Reikan

Old Norse Dictionary - reikan

Meaning of Old Norse word "reikan" in English.

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

reikan Old Norse word can mean:

reikan
f. a strolling, wandering; r. hugrenningar, a wandering of the mind, Greg. 6l; sumar fóru úr borginni til reikanar, some went out of the town for a walk. Hom. (St.)
reikan
COMPDS: reikanarmaðr, reikanarsamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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