Reksaumr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reksaumr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reksaumr" in Norwegian.

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

reksaumr: reksaumr, m. (coll.) Søm som drives ind i Træet indtil det sidder fast i samme (mods. hnoðsaumr dvs. Klinksøm); saumþarft þú ok mikinn á skip at hafa meðþér svá stóran, sem því skipi hœfir,er þá hefir þú, hvárttveggja reksaumok hnoðsaum Kgs. 825; konungr fékkok reksaum í hvert halfrými ok baðþá varðveita, er þar bygðu, ok takatil, er þeir þyrfti Fm. VIII, 1999; tókuþá reksauminn - ok festu svarðlykkjurallt innan í borðunum, setti þar í stuðlaok festu þar við víggyrðlana Fm. VIII,2163.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᚴᛋᛆᚢᛘᚱ
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:

coll.: Collectiv.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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