Rekningr

Old Norse Dictionary - rekningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rekningr" in English.

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

rekningr Old Norse word can mean:

rekningr
m. an outcast; Cain var r. frá Guði, Ver. 6, Greg. 26, Hom. 38.
rekningr
2. vagrancy; bera meyna á rekning, Ísl. ii. 23; see hrakningr, qs. rakningr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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