Tor-rek
Old Norse Dictionary - tor-rek
Meaning of Old Norse word "tor-rek"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tor-rek
- n. (qs. tor-wrek, a dismal wreck, sad loss), a loss, detriment; ef maðr er stolinn fé sínn … ok lýsa sínu torreki, n. G. L. i. 83; furðu mikit t. görir faðir þinn sér at, Hkr. i. 73; várt t. lízk verra, Sighvat: the name of a poem, Sona-torrek, Sons’ loss, Eg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱ-ᚱᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)