Rit
Old Norse Dictionary - rit
Meaning of Old Norse word "rit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rit can mean:rit
- rit
- n. [Engl. writ], a writ, writing; ráða rit, 623. 12; hann lét þá göra rit ok sendi jarli, id., Skíða R. 50; rit ok innsigli biskups, K. Þ. K. 74; rit ok innsigli konungs, Gþl. 133.
- rit
- 2. penmanship; hagr at hvívetna, bæði at riti ok at öðru, Bs. i. 127.
- rit
- 3. writing; einn dag er hann sat at riti (when he sat writing) féll hann frá ritinu, Bs. i. 191; at rit verdi minna ok skjótara ok bókfell drjúgara, Skálda 168.
- rit
- COMPDS: ritsháttr, ritagörð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)