Reyrr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reyrr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reyrr" in Norwegian.

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

reyrr: reyrr, m. Rør, Siv, lat. arundo; í vatninuer einn holmr reyrvaxinn, þangat meguþér fara ok þar felast í reyrinum Flat.I, 749; ek hljóp þá ofan fyrir elfar-bakkann ok féll ek í reyrina ok barek á mik reyr ok sand - -; eikjaein stóð at fótum mér þar, sem ek láí reyrnum Bær. 8922. 48; hún er bundinok hlaðit öllum megin upp í hjá hennimeð smám viðum ok reyr, síðan erlagðr í eldr; sem þessi tré eru brunnin-, stendr konan upp í miðju heil Mar.120323; í húsaþekjum þar, sem þaktvar reyr eðr halmi Fm. VI, 15326.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛦᚱᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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