Rít

Old Norse Dictionary - rít

Meaning of Old Norse word "rít" in English.

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

rít: f., pl. rítr, qs. vrít, [from ríta, from the ‘written’ or carved ring on old shields]:—a shield, but obsolete and only used in poetry, Korm., Edda (in a verse), passim; himins rít = heaven’s disk, i. e. the sun, Lex. Poët.

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:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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