Reita
Old Norse Dictionary - reitaMeaning of Old Norse word "reita" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
reita Old Norse word can mean:
- reita
- t, qs. vreita, [akin to ríta; Germ. reissen, reizen; Swed. reta]:—to scratch, prop. to irritate, stir up, excite one’s anger, Fs. 46; reita forlögin, Al. 55; reita þinn skapara, n. G. l. ii. 416; r. Guðs reiði, Stj. 54, 449; r. hug e-s, Barl. 96, 114; hví hefir þú reitta Philisteos í mót oss, Stj. 414: to charm, sú er mik reitir, Gísl. (in a verse).
- reita
- II. reflex. reitask or rætask; reitisk á um e-t, to be stirred up; mun á bardaga reitask, will there be a fight? Fms. x. 392; reittisk á um tal ok kossa, iii. 144; reittisk þá á um vist hans, then he was well seen there, vii. 112; þá reittisk ekki af (á) um talit, the conversation dropped, Glúm. 336; mun þá skjótt á rætask um gleði manna, Fms. vii. 119; þat tal þótti Agli gott ok rættisk af vel, Eg. 686; mál-reitinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- qs.
- quasi.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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