Rek
Old Norse Dictionary - rek
Meaning of Old Norse word "rek"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rek can mean:rek
- rek
- n., qs. vrek, [Engl. wreck and wretch; early Dan. wrac, wrag: Swed. wrak; quae cognominantur lingua Danica wrec. Dipl. Arna-Magn. Thork. i. 3]:—jetsum, a thing drifted ashore: rek þan öll er rekr í almenninga, þá á konungr, n. G. l. ii. 165; haf-rek, vág-rek, q. v.
- rek
- II. metaph. a prosecution; mundu miklir eptirmáls-menn ok mikil rek at gör, Njarð. 372.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- qs.
- quasi.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Arna-Magn.
- Arna-Magnacanus.
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Njarð.
- Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)