Rekstr
Old Norse Dictionary - rekstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rekstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rekstr
- m. a driving, chasing, Fms. ix. 409, 497, land-r.:—a drove of cattle, fjár-rekstr:—a beaten track, þjóðgata, sætrgata ok allir rekstar, N. G. l. i. 44, Gþl. 409 (Jb. 280): the right of driving cattle into the commons (almenningar), jörðin á rekstr öllu geldfé ok lömbum í Glerárdal, Dipl. v. 19. rekstrar-gata, -vegr, m. a cattle-track, N. G. l. ii. 131.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)