Rekkja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rekkja

Meaning 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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