Reyra

Old Norse Dictionary - reyra

Meaning of Old Norse word "reyra" in English.

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

reyra Old Norse word can mean:

reyra: 1. ð, [perh. from reyrr, a reed], to wind round; strengi reyrða með járni, ropes payed or bound with iron wire, Róm. 362; hann lét göra strengi ok reyrði járni, Fb. ii. 23; örin var reyrð gulli, Fms. xi. 65: þær (the arrows) vóru gulli reyrðar, Fas. ii. 511.

reyra: II. to tie, fasten; hann var reyrðr sterkliga við einn ás, Fas. iii. 270; hafði hann reyrt sik við steininn með kaðli, 486; reipum reyrðr, Pass., and passim in mod. usage.

reyra: 2. ð, [reyrr = a cairn], to put in a cairn, hence to bury by piling stones over a dead body; þat skal á forve færa ok reyra þar er hvárki gengr yfir menn né fénaðr, N. G. L. i. 539; þeir drógu brott líkama hanns ok reyrðu í hreysi nokkuru, Fms. vii. 227; lík Þorbjarnar ok … vóru flutt til kirkju, en öll önnur lík vóru þar reyrð sem þeir féllu, ix. 274: þung-rørðr, heavy, weighed down, Ó. H. 195.

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

Similar entries:

Reyra (I)

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

perh.: perhaps.

mod.: modern.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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