Reista
Old Norse Dictionary - reista
Meaning of Old Norse word "reista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reista
- t, qs. vreista, [Engl. wrest; Dan. vriste], to wrest, wring, bend; var skipit svá reist ok hrist, at í sundr brotnuðu brandarnir, Fms. viii. 247; lagðisk litt sverðit, en síðan reisti hann þat í glugg einum, i. e. the sword was soft and he bent it straight in a window, Fas. ii. 465.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)