Reið-skjóti

Old Norse Dictionary - reið-skjóti

Meaning of Old Norse word "reið-skjóti"

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

Old Norse word reið-skjóti can mean:reið-skjóti

reið-skjóti
a, m., reið-skjótr, m., Bs. i. 743:—prop. a ‘vehicle,’ but only used of a horse, a riding-horse, Grág. i. 328, Gþl. 77, 117, N. G. l. i. 145, Eg. 246, 460, Fms. ii. 270, ix. 348, xi. 33, Ó. H. 15, 62, 170.
reið-skjóti
COMPDS: reiðskjótamaðr, reiðskjótaskipti.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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