Reisa

Old Norse Dictionary - reisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "reisa" in English.

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

reisa Old Norse word can mean:

reisa
t, a causal to rísa; pret. reisði or raisþi is freq. in the older Runic stones, see Rafn; [Goth. raisjan; Engl. raise, etc.]:—to raise; takit nú ok reisit viðuna, FmS. vii. 310; þá lét hann reisa viduna ok draga seglit, Ó. H. 170; r. niðstöng, FS. 54; r. af dauða, Rb. 82:—reisa e-n upp, to raise up, FmS. i. 10; hann reisti hann upp ok kyssti, 148; r. upp af dauða, to raise up from the dead, 623. 22 (upp-risa, resurrection): to raise up, put up, FmS. x. 411; reisti hann upp (restored) lög í landinu, xi. 296; upp mun Guð r. spámann mikinn, 655 xiii. B. 4:—r. dýr, to spring a deer, a hunting term, Gþl. 447: r. net, to lay a net, of a bird-net, Barl. 55.
reisa
2. to raise, erect, build, of ships and houses; Ólafr enn Helgi reisti kaupstaðinn, Ó. H. (pref.); reisa bæ, Ld. 96, FS. 19; r. kirkju, O. H. l. 23, BS. i. 20, MS. 63. 14; r. hof, Gullþ. 55; r. stein, to raise a stone, set up a monumsnt, is a standing phrase on the Runic stones,—N.M. raisþi, or lét raisa stain þansi, Baut.; er þeir höfðu reistan laup kirkjunnar, FmS. ii. 234: r. skip, lét hann reisa skip inn undir Hlað-hömrum … Þorbergr var höfuðsmiðr at reisa, 217, 218; lét Olafr konungr r. langskip mikit á Eyrunum við ána Níð. 50; um vetrinn reisti Þórðr ferju niðr við Miðfjarðar-ós, Þórð. 10 new Ed.: r. upp hús …, to restore, Ó. H. 37.
reisa
3. to raise, start, begin; hvernok r. skal frá upphafi þessa ráða-görð, Ó. H. 32; reisa úfrið. to raise a rebellion, make a rising, FmS. i. 84; r. ferð, to start on a journey, ix. 344; reisa bú or búnað, to set up a household, Sturl. iii. 166, Bb. 2. 19; þau vóru með freku reist, they were roused, startled by violence, Sturl. i. 105; þeim málum, er Haraldr hafði með freku reist, FmS. x. 409.
reisa
4. the phrase, reisa rönd við e-m, to raise the shield against, to withstand, Eg. 587, Al. 7, FmS. xi. 318 (in a verse).
reisa
II. reflex. to arise, be raised, or raise oneself; hón (the river) reisisk á þá leið, Stj. 69; þá reistisk hann upp, FaS. i. 346; þann er upp vildi reisask á móti honum, SkS. 681; r. móti konungi, to rebel, H. E. i. 469 (upp-reist = uprising, rebellion); reistisk hann þá upp ór rekkjunni, MS. 4. 12.

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

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Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
pret.
preterite.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
pref.
preface.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Baut.
Bautil. (K. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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