Rjúp-keri

Old Norse Dictionary - rjúp-keri

Meaning of Old Norse word "rjúp-keri" in English.

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

rjúp-keri
(mod. rjúp-karri), a, m. a cock-ptarmigan, Gísl. 67 (155).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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