Reið

Old Icelandic Dictionary - reið

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "reið" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

reið Old Icelandic word can mean:

reið
I) (pl. -ar), f.
reið
1) ride, riding (var honum þá fenginn hestr til ~ar);
reið
vera einn í ~, to ride alone;
reið
þeir vóru beztir hestar at ~, they were the best of riding-horses;
reið
var þá ok sén ~ þeirra, they were seen riding;
reið
2) vehicle, carriage, chariot (Þórr á ~ þá, er hann ekr, en hafrarnir draga ~na);
reið
3) clap of thunder (því næst flugu eldingar ok ~ar).
reið
II) from ríða.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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