Rykkja

Old Norse Dictionary - rykkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "rykkja" in English.

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

rykkja Old Norse word can mean:

rykkja: t, [Dan. rykke], to pull roughly and hastily, with dat.; hann rykkir til svá fast, at …, Fb. i. 530; rykkja á, to pull, Fas. iii. 487; þeir tólf rykktu honum fram á fjöru-grjótið, Grett. 97; r. e-u í sundr, Fas. ii. 264, Fms. xi. 438; rykkja sverði, to draw a sword, (mod.): to draw into folds [Fr. rucher], a dress-maker’s term.

rykkja: 2. to run, move, Germ. rücken; en er hón sér þat rykkir hón fast undan, Fb. i. 258.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Germ.: German.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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