Rekkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rekkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rekkr" in Norwegian.

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

rekkr: rekkr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) Stridsmand,Mand i Alm. (ags. rinc Bosw. 799b53;gnt. rink Heliand se m. Heines UdG. s. 290a; jvf ogsaa Mhd. Wb. II, 1, 592b42 fg);rekkar vóru kallaðir þeir menn, erfylgdu Halfi konungi (se Halfss. 162.2122 fg. 2412. 23 fg. 3922. 25), ok af þeirra nafnieru rekkar kallaðir hermenn, ok er réttat kenna svá alla menn SE. I, 52815. 17;ræsis rekka, er þú vildir Rán gefaHat. 18; gefr hann (nl. herjafaðir)mannsemi mörgum rekki Hyndl. 3;langt er at leita lýða sinnis til ofrosmufjöll Rínar rekka óneissa Ghe.17; váðir mínar gaf ek - tveim tré-mönnum, rekkar þat þóttusk, er þeirrift höfðu; neiss er nökkviðr halr Hm.48 (49).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᚴᚴᚱ
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:

Alm.: Almindelighev.

fg.: følgende.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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