Rakleiðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rakleiðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rakleiðr" in Norwegian.

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

rakleiðr
rakleiðr, adj. gaaende i lige Retning; rak-leitt (som Adv.) = rakleið: þeir sigldurakleitt (= hit beinsta L. 9) norðr tilbœjarins Fm. IX, 4843 (Flat. III, 13526;Konung. 36731); er þeir sá, at þeirmáttu eigi sigla suðr rakleitt Fm. IX,47323. (Flat. III, 1306; Konung. 3022);mœttu þeir mönnum, er rakleitt höfðufarit ór bœnum Flat. III, 3225 (Fm.IX, 2853).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚴᛚᚽᛁᚦᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
Adv.
Adverbium.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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