Rista

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rista

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rista" in Norwegian.

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

rista
rista, f. Rist, Skaar, Aabning, Gab som fremkommer i en Gjenstand, naar et skarpt Redskab trænger ind igjennem densOverflade. Nj. 53 (8210) se under Verbet rísta I Nr. 1. b; þú skalt hafa merkis-staf þínn í hendi þér ok draga stafinnsvá, at broddrinn nemi jörð, svá at sjámegi ristuna eptir á jörðinni Heilag.II, 2788.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛆ
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.
Nr.
Nummer.

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