Rætask
Old Norse Dictionary - rætask
Meaning of Old Norse word "rætask"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rætask can mean:rætask
- rætask
- t, qs. rœtask, dep. [rót], to take root, strike root, Hom. 68, Skálda 169, Fms. x. 236.
- rætask
- II. e-t rætisk vel af, to make a good end; for references see reita.
- rætask
- III. to be fulfilled, of a dream, prophecy, Bs. i. 471 (v. l.), freq. in mod. usage; see ræsa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᛏᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
- m.
- masculine.
- qs.
- quasi.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)