Hreysti

Old Norse Dictionary - hreysti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreysti"

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

Old Norse word hreysti can mean:hreysti

hreysti
f. [hraustr], valour, prowess, Eg. 16, Nj. 266, Fs. 55, Gullþ. 65, Fms. i. 34, vi. 58, vii. 326, Eb. 116, Fas. iii. 144, passim.
hreysti
COMPDS: hreystibragð, hreystimaðr, hreystimannliga, hreystimannligr, hreystiorð, hreystiraun, hreystiverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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