Reyta

Old Norse Dictionary - reyta

Meaning of Old Norse word "reyta"

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

reyta
t, [Ulf. raupjan = τίλλειν; cp. Germ. rupfen]:—to pluck, pick; reyta gras, Nj. 119; þeir reyttu á sik mosa, 267; sumir reyttu ok rifu af honum þá vánda leppa, Fms. ii. 161, Stj. 71; r. ok rupla, 163; þá hnykktu þær af sér faldinum ok reyttu sik, Orkn. 182; þeir hrífa upp í höfuð sér ok reyta sik, Fb. ii. 25; leysir hón hár sitt ok reytir sik sárliga, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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