Rétting

Old Norse Dictionary - rétting

Meaning of Old Norse word "rétting" in English.

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

rétting
f. a putting right, correction; vil ek eiga r. allra orða minna, Nj. 232, Grág. i. 43, Skálda 203: redress, varð engi r. af Önundi, Ísl. ii. 273, fá r. síns máls, Rd. 237: leið-r., correction.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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