Riga

Old Norse Dictionary - riga

Meaning of Old Norse word "riga" in English.

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

riga Old Norse word can mean:

riga
1. u, f. roughness on the surface; svá skírt, at glöggliga sér hverja rigu, Fms. xi. 441, v. l.
riga
2. að, [from the Latin?], to irrigate, Post. 637 (v. l., απ. λεγ.)

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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