HREISTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HREISTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HREISTR

n. scales, of fish, 656 C. 13, Sks. 168, Anecd. 6, passim. hreistr-kambr, m. a scaly comb, Stj. 98.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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