Reikningr
Old Norse Dictionary - reikningr
Meaning of Old Norse word "reikningr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word reikningr can mean:reikningr
- reikningr
- m. a reckoning, account, Fms. xi. 441 (v. l.), Dipl. ii. 12, iii. 4, v. 18, Vm. 137, 140, Rb. 196, Ann. 1348, Bs. i. 910, Skíða R. 38; reiknings bréf, a bill of account, Dipl. iii. 4; reiknings brestr, a deficit, ii. 3.
- reikningr
- 2. arithmetic, passim in mod. usage; reiknings-bók, -fræði, -list. reiknings-skapr, m. a reckoning, account, Dipl. v. 18, Pm. 35.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚴᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- R.
- Rimur.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)