Rið

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rið

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rið" in English.

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

rið Old Icelandic word can mean:

rið
n.
rið
1) a winding staircase, steps;
rið
2) sway, swing; ok verðr svá mikit r. at, and it comes to such a pitch, that;
rið
3) weight, importance, moment (munu þar stœrri r. í vera).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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