Reysta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reysta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reysta" in Norwegian.

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

reysta: reysta, v. (st) 1) lade sig, sin Stemme, Røst (raust) høre; fyr þeim reysta fagrir lof-söngvar engla Elucid. 761; þar (nl. iParadis) reystir hljómr engla Post.81538; guðspjalls rödd reystir yfir allarættir heims Leif. 23; þar ero settirenglar at reysta til skemtunar Pr. 40721. 2) lade noget (e-t) høres; svá er hanníðinn í starfinu, at -, þar með sváglaðr sem galinn væri, reystir mikinnlöngum kvæði ok kviðlinga svá hátt okhvellt, at kveðr í mörkinni Mar. 105026.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛦᛋᛏᛆ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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