Reka
Old Norse Dictionary - reka
Meaning of Old Norse word "reka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reka
- u, f., qs. vreka, [Engl. rake; Germ. rache], a shovel, spade, K. Þ. K. 38, Ísl. ii. 193, Vm. 34, Dropl. 28: the saying, stikk mér í, kvað reka! Fms. vii. 115; myki-reka, fjós-reka.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)