Hreistr

Old Norse Dictionary - hreistr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreistr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hreistr
n. scales, of fish, 656 C. 13, Sks. 168, Anecd. 6, passim. hreistr-kambr, m. a scaly comb, Stj. 98.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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