Reyðr

Old Norse Dictionary - reyðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "reyðr" in English.

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

reyðr Old Norse word can mean:

reyðr: f., dat. and acc. reyði. pl. reyðar, [Ivar Aasen royr-hval; Faroic royur]:—a kind of whale, from its reddish colour; þat er enn eitt hvala-kyn er reyðr er kallat, Sks. 136; hafði rekit upp reyði mikla, í hval þeim áttu …, Eb. 292; fundu þeir reyði nýdauða, keyrðu í festar, Glúm. 392; reyðr var þar upp rokin bæði mikil ok góð, fóru til siðan ok skáru hvalinn, Fb. i. 545, Fas. ii. 148, Edda(Gl.): names of various kinds of whales are compds with this word, hrafn-reyðr, steypi-r., vagn-r.: reyðar-hvalr, m. = reyðr, Sturl. ii. 20; reyðar-síða, u, f. a nickname, Landn.

reyðr: II. a kind of trout, salmo alpinus, l. Edda (Gl.), Sturl. ii. 202; aurriða-fiski ok rðra (sic), Boldt 147; á-reyðr, a female trout: in Icel. local names, Reyðar-vatn, n. Trout-water; Reyðar-múli, a, m. Trout-mull, for the origin of the name see Sturl. ii. 202; Reyðar-fjörðr, m., in the east of Icel., prob. from the whale.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

L.: Linnæus.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Boldt: Boldt. (J. II.)

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