Reið-hestr
Old Norse Dictionary - reið-hestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "reið-hestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reið-hestr
- m. a riding-horse, Bs. i. 138, Nj. 81; opp. to a pack-horse.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦ-ᚼᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)