Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Reið-skjóti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 reið-skjóti

a, m., reið-skjótr, m., Bs. i. 743:—prop. a ‘vehicle,’ but only used of a horse, a riding-horse, Grág. i. 328, Gþl. 77, 117, N. G. L. i. 145, Eg. 246, 460, Fms. ii. 270, ix. 348, xi. 33, Ó. H. 15, 62, 170.

2 reið-skjóti

COMPDS: reiðskjótamaðr, reiðskjótaskipti.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

reið-skjóti

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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