Fisk-reki
Old Norse Dictionary - fisk-reki
Meaning of Old Norse word "fisk-reki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fisk-reki
- a, m. ‘fish-driver,’ a kind of whale, Edda (Gl.), Sks. 125; as a nickname, Eb., Landn.: fish drifted ashore, Vm. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᚴ-ᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)