Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Austr-ríki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 austr-ríki

n. the eastern empire, esp. the east of Europe (Russia, Austria, sometimes also including Turkey of the present time); the term is often vague, and synonymous to Austrvegr, Austrlönd, or referring to the Germany of the year 843; (the mod. sense is = Austria); Ívarr víðfaðmi eignaðist allt Danaveldi, ok mikinn hluta Saxlands ok allt A., Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 45, Fms. vi. 8; Constantinopolis er æðst borga í A., Ver. 49; Þeodosius inn mikli var sex vetr konungr í A., 50; Licinius hét konungr í A., Blas. 37, in these last passages = the eastern empire (of Rome); þá er ek (viz. king David) lifða ok vask konungr kallaðr í A. (in the east), Niðrst. 4, cp. Baut. nos. 780, 979.

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Runic Inscription

austr-ríki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "austr-ríki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
Germ: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Baut.: Bautil. (K. II.)
Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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