Riða

Old Norse Dictionary - riða

Meaning of Old Norse word "riða" in English.

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

riða
að, to tremble as from age or infirmity; hann riðaði nokkut lítið, Sturl. i. 20; hann gékk við tvær hækjur ok riðar á báðar síður, Grett. 161, freq. in mod. usage: of the eyes of an infant, riðuðu augu, Rm. 18; riða skip, Fms. ix. 377, is prob. a mere error = reisa.

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

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Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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