Rykkr
Old Norse Dictionary - rykkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rykkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rykkr
- m. [Dan. ryk], a hasty pull or movement; Þorsteinn hefir allan einn rykkinn, Fb. i. 258; við þenna rykk vaknar húsfreyja, Fms. xi. 438; í einum rykk, Thom.: medic. spasms, Fel. x.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)