Ræksni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ræksni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚴᛋᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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