Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

hreysi +‎ kǫttr (cat)

Noun edit

hreysikǫttr m (genitive hreysikattar, plural hreysikettir)

  1. ermine, weasel

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røysekatt, røyskatt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: røyskatt

References edit

  • Entry "hreysiköttr" on page 208 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).