Rjá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rjá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rjá

1. ð, to vex, worry; brott rjáðr. Fms. vi. 204; rekinn ok rjáðr, viii. 78, Mar. 178.

2 rjá

II. to wrestle, Grett. 146 A; see hrjá.

3 rjá

2. f. a ‘row;’ at leikum né at rjá annarri, Fas. ii. 505; tekr mér at leiðask þessi rjá, Fms. vi. 212.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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