Rit

Old Norse Dictionary - rit

Meaning of Old Norse word "rit" in English.

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

rit Old Norse word can mean:

rit: n. [Engl. writ], a writ, writing; ráða rit, 623. 12; hann lét þá göra rit ok sendi jarli, id., Skíða R. 50; rit ok innsigli biskups, K. Þ. K. 74; rit ok innsigli konungs, Gþl. 133.

rit: 2. penmanship; hagr at hvívetna, bæði at riti ok at öðru, Bs. i. 127.

rit: 3. writing; einn dag er hann sat at riti (when he sat writing) féll hann frá ritinu, Bs. i. 191; at rit verdi minna ok skjótara ok bókfell drjúgara, Skálda 168.

rit: COMPDS: ritsháttr, ritagörð.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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