Réttr

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

réttr Old Icelandic word can mean:

réttr

I)

réttr

a.

réttr

1) straight (r. sem laukr);

réttr

2) erect, upright (Óttar stóð r. ok brá sér ekki við);

réttr

3) right, just (telja þat rangt, er rétt er); hafa rétt at mæla, to be right, in the right; at réttu, með réttu, rightly.

réttr

II)

réttr

(-ar, -ir), m.

réttr

1) right, law; lands r., the law of the land; kristinn r., guðs r., ecclesiastical law;

réttr

2) right, due, claim; konungs r., the king’s due (at konungr minnki nökkut af sínum rétti);

réttr

3) condition; hann gørði harðan rétt landsmanna, he tyrannized over them;

réttr

4) dish (hinn fyrsta rétt báru inn þessir lendir menn);

réttr

5) drifting before the wind; liggja í rétt, to lie drifting; leggja í rétt, to set a ship’s course for drifting;

réttr

6) storm, heavy sea (fengu þeir rétt mikinn; skipit var lekt ok þoldi illa réttinn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛏᛏᚱ

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary