Rækall

Old Norse Dictionary - rækall

Meaning of Old Norse word "rækall"

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

rækall
or reikall (?), m. [Dan. rækel], a rover, used as a kind of oath; hver rækallinn! rækals-:—Reikall, as pr. name, Gullþ.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
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