Reiði

Old Icelandic Dictionary - reiði

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "reiði" in English.

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

reiði Old Icelandic word can mean:

reiði
I)
reiði
m.
reiði
1) tackle, rigging (allr var r. vandaðr mjök með skipunu);
reiði
2) harness of a horse, riding-gear.
reiði
II)
reiði
n. = ~, m. (knörr með rá ok ~; hestr með öllu ~).
reiði
III)
reiði
f. wrath, anger; r. hleypr (rennr) á e-n, one gets angry; r. rennr e-m or af e-m, one’s anger passes off; biðja af sér r. e-s, to ask one’s pardon.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
f.
feminine.

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