Reikan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Reikan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 reikan

f. a strolling, wandering; r. hugrenningar, a wandering of the mind, Greg. 6l; sumar fóru úr borginni til reikanar, some went out of the town for a walk. Hom. (St.)

2 reikan

COMPDS: reikanarmaðr, reikanarsamr.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛁᚴᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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