Ræingi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ræingi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ræingi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ræingi: ræingi, m. Pusling, Person som ikke duer til noget (jvf halfræingi); þar kemr JónHunröðarson með mikla ræinga sveitok gems mikit Sturl. I, 10119 (Bp. I,42728); söfnuðust þeir saman ok fóruat þeim ok tóku af þeim fé allt, endrápu af þeim menn alla þá, er dug-andi vóru, en sendu aptr ræingja nökk-ura (dvs. "de som vare intet aktendis")Icel. sag. I, 425 jvf 42b36 tilligemedXIX36. XXII8.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛅᛁᚿᚵᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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