Kreista
Old Norse Dictionary - kreista
Meaning of Old Norse word "kreista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kreista
- t, betttr kreysta, [cp. Ulf. kriustan = τρίζειν; Dan. kryste; Swed. krysta]:—to squeeze, pinch, press, Eb. 242, Fas. i. 285, Bær. 10, Bret. 10, Al. 2. 30, Fas. i. (in a verse, Bm.); hann kreisti sik undir vegginn, he pressed himself, crouched under the wall, Þórð. 75; kyssa ok k., to kiss and hug, Al. 44, Þiðr. 30.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bm.
- Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)