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.