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.)