Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ræksni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ræksni

a, m., prob. qs. vræksni, [from ríða = to knit?]:—a mesh; skulu vér leysa ræksna (rexna Cod.) tortrygðar hans, 623. 26; konu svá nakta at aldrei beið á hana ríðanda ræksn (better rærksna), Sd. 188; hann reið á ræxna (acc. pl.) svá sem net eru síðan, Edda i. 182.

2 ræksni

II. metaph. rœksni, n. a rag riddled with holes like a net, freq. in mod. usage: the gut of a fish, from the mesh-like appearance.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

ræksni

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
Cod.: Codex.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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