Reikuð

Old Norse Dictionary - reikuð

Meaning of Old Norse word "reikuð"

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

reikuð
f.(?); only in the phrase, færa e-n í reikuð, to handle roughly, of a mob or crowd, Fms. vi. 203, Rd. 306, Fs. 150, Bárð. 43 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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