Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rá-skinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 rá-skinn

n.; this dubious, obsolete word occurs in only four passages; in the Fb. (in both the passages), as also in the Fbr. from the vellum Arna-Magn. 132, it is spelt hraskinn, but no doubt erroneously, unless the h be a remains of a former v, qs. vráskinn, [for the proper origin of this word can only be from rá, f = cabin, though only used metaph.]:—a ‘cabin-skin,’ hammock (= húðfat, q. v.), an abode, refuge; þeir höfðu ráskinn hjá feðrum sínum, Fb. ii. 93; hann vildi eigi láta vera við bæ sinn ráskinn þeirra Þorgils ok Þormóðar, 102; Drottinn er minn styrkr, mitt r. ok frjálsati, the Lord is my strength, my hammock (i. e. refuge), and my deliverer, Stj. 51. Ps. xciv. 22. ráskinns-leikr, m. the game of hide and seek (?), Bárð. 174.

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Runic Inscription

rá-skinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
prop: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.
Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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