Rekkja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - rekkjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "rekkja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
rekkja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- rekkja
- I)
- rekkja
- (gen. pl. rekkna), f. bed; fara í rekkju, to go to bed; leggjast í rekkju, to take to one’s bed; rísa ór rekkju, to arise, get up.
- rekkja
- II)
- rekkja
- (-ta, -t), v.
- rekkja
- 1) to sleep in a bed; r. hjá e-m, to sleep with another;
- rekkja
- 2) to make a a bed (r. undir sér).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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