Rígr
Old Norse Dictionary - rígr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rígr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rígr can mean:rígr
- rígr
- m. [akin to reigjask and riga], stiffness, medic.; bak-rígr, herða-r., háls-r., stiffness in the back, shoulders, neck, Fél.
- rígr
- II. metaph. rigour, severity; rígr reglunnar, Mar.: stiffness, coldness, það er rígr milli þeirra.
- rígr
- COMPDS: rígbinda, ríggyrða, rígnegla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Similar entries:
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)