Rist

Old Norse Dictionary - rist

Meaning of Old Norse word "rist" in English.

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

rist Old Norse word can mean:

rist
f., pl. ristr, mod. ristir, for the ristr in Pass. 33. 4 is poët.; older form vrist; [Engl. wrist, used only of the hand; Dan. vrist; the word is derived from (v)ríða, Engl. writhe; Scot. reist; cp. also Engl. wrest, wrestle, which are kindred words]:—the instep of the foot, ÞiðR. 86; gegnum búðar ristrnar, Fms. v. 347; þá sté hann fætinum á aðra ristina, vii. 13; horfa fætrnir ok ristrnar á bak aptr, Stj. 94; il ok rist, 160; sull hafði hann á fæti niðri á ristinni, Ísl. ii. 218; troðnir í sundr tvennir skór … upp vóru hinir á ristum, Skíða R. 193.
rist
COMPDS: ristarbein, ristarliðR.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
R.
Rimur.
Scot.
Scottish.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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