Lest-reki
Old Norse Dictionary - lest-reki
Meaning of Old Norse word "lest-reki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lest-reki
- a, m. a ‘caravan-driver,’ a steward, Sturl. i. 74; sendimaðr eða lestreki, iii. 128, Bs. i. 848, 872.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛋᛏ-ᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)