Rytr

Old Norse Dictionary - rytr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rytr"

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

rytr
m., and rytsa, u, f. a sea-gull, Edda (Gl.), = the larus tridactylus, as Faber; or rather = larus albus minimus, mod. rita, as Eggert Itin.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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