Ræsir

Old Norse Dictionary - ræsir

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræsir"

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

Old Norse word ræsir can mean:ræsir

ræsir
m. [A. S. ræswa], poët. a chief, captain, king, Edda (Gl.), Hkv. Hjörv. 18, Skv. 2. 18, Edda 104. ræsi-maðr, m. a worthy man, Lv. 108.
ræsir
II. = ræsi, a gutter; þat hús er menn kalla náðhús … hann lét ræsirinn horfa í kirkju-staðinn, Safn i. 82.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.
Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Safn
Safn til Sögu Islands.
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