Mat-reiða
Old Norse Dictionary - mat-reiða
Meaning of Old Norse word "mat-reiða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mat-reiða can mean:mat-reiða
- mat-reiða
- 1. u, f. the making food ‘ready’ dressing food, doing dairy and pantry work and the like; þat er ekki karla at annask um matreiðu, Nj. 75, Fs. 73, Grág. i. 459, Fas. ii. 76.
- mat-reiða
- 2. d, = matbúa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏ-ᚱᛁᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)