Reiðing

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reiðing

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reiðing" in Norwegian.

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

reiðing: reiðing, f. 1) Bevægelse frem og tilbage (jvfreiða 8); þá báð K. grön, at honumskyldi hrinda á fylking þeirra Gizurar-manna, ok þat var gört; var þá í reið-ingu mikilli (&vl varð þá í hröngl mikit)Sturl. II, 1641; i fig. Betydning: þikkirþá í reiðingum vera (dvs. det synes dauvist, snart saa og snart anderledes),hversu honum eirir, ef hann vélir einnum Mork. 4029. 2) Udbredelse af hvad man har hørt, hvorved man lader detteblive bekjendt og komme i Folkemunde (jvf reiða 10). Grág. 3931.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛁᚦᛁᚿᚵ
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:

f.: Feminin.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

s.: substantiv.

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