Tún-riða

Old Norse Dictionary - tún-riða

Meaning of Old Norse word "tún-riða" in English.

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

tún-riða
u, f. a ‘hedge-rider,’ a witch, ghost; witches and ghosts were thought to ride on hedges and the tops of houses during the night, see Glam in the Grettla; cp. Swed. ‘blå-kulla;’ the word is a απ. λεγ., Hm. 156.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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