Rekald

Old Norse Dictionary - rekald

Meaning of Old Norse word "rekald" in English.

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

rekald
n. a wreck, a thing drifted ashore, jetsum, Grág. i. 218, Glúm. 393, Fs. 145; þótti Sæmudr hafa sent þeim íllt rekald, Fs. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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