Reynir

Old Norse Dictionary - reynir

Meaning of Old Norse word "reynir" in English.

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

reynir Old Norse word can mean:

reynir: 1. m. a trier, examiner, Edda 68, Lex. Poët.

reynir: 2. m. [Dan. rönne], the rowan-tree (Lat. ornus), Edda passim. In a few Icel. local names, Reynir, Reyni-kelda, Reyni-nes, Reyni-staðr, Reyni-vellir, Landn., Map of Icel.; these names mark places with small rowan-groves at the time of the Settlement,—the only sort of tree, except the dwarf birch, which was found in Icel.

reynir: COMPDS: reyni-lundr, runnr, m. a rowan-grove, Edda 60, Sturl. i. 5, 6, Grett (in a verse). reyni-viðr, m. rowan-wood, Sturl. i. 6. reyni-vöndr, m. a rowan-wand, Sturl. i. 6. The rowan was a holy tree consecrated to Thor, see the tale in Edda of the rowan as the help of Thor (Þors-björg); for mod. legends of the rowan see Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 641 sqq.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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

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