Yfir-reið

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-reið

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-reið" in English.

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

yfir-reið
f. a ‘riding-over,’ visitation, survey, H. E. i. 411, Bs. i. 879 (yfirferð, 816, l. c.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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