Til-ræði

Old Norse Dictionary - til-ræði

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-ræði" in English.

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

til-ræði Old Norse word can mean:

til-ræði: n. an assault, outrage, with a weapon; veita e-m t., Korm. 38, Fms. viii. 249, xi. 148, 151, Ld. 278 (of an outrage); hann hjó til höfuðs Flosa—Glúmr gat séð tilræðit, Nj. 220; varð hann fyrir áverka af mínu tilræði, Ísl. ii. 327.

til-ræði: 2. boldness, daring; tilræði sitt ok hraustleik, Fms. ii. 217; mun oss sigrs auðit ef oss skortir eigi þrá ok t., Ó. H. 168; eljan ok t., Fs. 4; tilræðis-maðr, a daring man, Fms. vii. 296.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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