Rekendr

Old Norse Dictionary - rekendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rekendr"

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

rekendr
f. pl. [A. S. racenta; O. H. G. rachinza], a chain, FmS. vi. 168, vii. 184; rekendum bundinn, 623. 12, 655 xiii. B. 3; þá féllu rekendirnar (sic) af Petro, 656 C. 11; járn-r., FmS. vii. 183, xi. 322, SkS. 416; gull-r., El.; munnlaug skal dóttir hafa nema rekendr sé gör (sic) á meðal, N. G. l. i. 283, cp. 211.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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