Reikan
Old Norse Dictionary - reikan
Meaning of Old Norse word "reikan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word reikan can mean:reikan
- reikan
- f. a strolling, wandering; r. hugrenningar, a wandering of the mind, Greg. 6l; sumar fóru úr borginni til reikanar, some went out of the town for a walk. Hom. (St.)
- reikan
- COMPDS: reikanarmaðr, reikanarsamr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚴᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)