Rýta

Old Norse Dictionary - rýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "rýta" in English.

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

rýta
t, [Swed. ryta = to roar], to squeal, of a wild boar or swine; rýtanda svini, Hm. 84; rýtandi ok emjandi, Fb. ii. 27; rýta man göltrinn ef gríssinn er drepinn, Þórð. 20 new Ed.; en hón (the sow) rýtti af raun, squealed with pain. Fas. i. 482.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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