Rá
Old Icelandic Dictionary - ráMeaning of Old Icelandic word "rá" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
rá Old Icelandic word can mean:
- rá
- I)
- rá
- (gen. rár, pl. rár), f. sail-yard.
- rá
- II)
- rá
- f. roe (cf. rábukkr).
- rá
- III)
- rá
- f.
- rá
- 1) corner, nook (rá er hyrning húss);
- rá
- 2) berth in a ship (skammar ‘ro skips rár).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.