Rjá

Old Norse Dictionary - rjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "rjá" in English.

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

rjá Old Norse word can mean:

rjá
1. ð, to vex, worry; brott rjáðr. Fms. vi. 204; rekinn ok rjáðr, viii. 78, Mar. 178.
rjá
II. to wrestle, Grett. 146 A; see hrjá.
rjá
2. f. a ‘row;’ at leikum né at rjá annarri, Fas. ii. 505; tekr mér at leiðask þessi rjá, Fms. vi. 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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