Skip-reiki

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-reiki

Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-reiki" in English.

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

skip-reiki: a, m., corrupt for skipreki or -vreki, a shipwreck, Fas. iii. 529, passim: in mod. usage, verða í skipreika.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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