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.)