Reita
Old Icelandic Dictionary - reitaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "reita" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
reita Old Icelandic word can mean:
- reita
- (-tta, -ttr), v.
- reita
- 1) to excite, irritate (r. e-n);
- reita
- 2) refl., reitist á e-t or á um e-t, it comes to a thing; mun á bardaga r., there will be a fight; reitist af um e-t, it falls off, drops (þá reitist ekki af um talit við hann).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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