Reðr

Old Norse Dictionary - reðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "reðr"

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

reðr
n. pl. [Dan. ræder; cp. also hreðjar], the genitals, esp. of a beast, phallus; flennt reðr, Fb. ii. 335 (in a verse), iii. 427 (in a verse); hest-reðr, Fms. vi. 194 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
esp.
especially.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back