Reik
Old Norse Dictionary - reik
Meaning of Old Norse word "reik"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word reik can mean:reik
- reik
- n. [Scot. raik], a strolling, wandering; vera á reiki: wavering, þar var helzt reik á ráðinu, hvárt ek munda af ráða, Fas. ii. 335; ráð hans er á reiki, is unsettled.
- reik
- 2. the phrase, vera vel, ílla til reika, to be in a good, bad condition; hann er ílla til reika (reikar?), of a person wet, begrimed with dirt, or the like; þó ek væri vel til reika, Fas. ii. 395; ok sem hann hafði drukkit, var hann miklu betr til reika en áðr, Bs. i. 258; fagrliga klæddr ok vel til reika, fine-clad and in good trim, Karl. 113.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)