Keyri

Old Norse Dictionary - keyri

Meaning of Old Norse word "keyri"

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

keyri
n. a whip, Sturl. iii. 105; keyris-högg, 117; keyris-vöndr, a ‘whip-wand,’ Grág. ii. 295.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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