Síld-reki

Old Norse Dictionary - síld-reki

Meaning of Old Norse word "síld-reki" in English.

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

síld-reki
a, m. a ‘herring-driver,’ a kind of whale, Gþl. 460.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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