Rýta
Old Norse Dictionary - rýta
Meaning of Old Norse word "rýta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rýta
- t, [Swed. ryta = to roar], to squeal, of a wild boar or swine; rýtanda svini, Hm. 84; rýtandi ok emjandi, Fb. ii. 27; rýta man göltrinn ef gríssinn er drepinn, Þórð. 20 new Ed.; en hón (the sow) rýtti af raun, squealed with pain. Fas. i. 482.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)