hreytir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥eiːtir/

Noun

hreytir m (genitive singular hreytir, nominative plural hreytar)

1. (archaic or poetic) thrower, sharer, wielder
   1. used in kennings for men in conjunction with names for weapons (e.g. hreytir sverða 'the wielder of swords')

Declension

  Declension of hreytir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreytir	hreytirinn	hreytar	hreytarnir
accusative	hreyti	hreytinn	hreyta	hreytana
dative	hreyti	hreytinum	hreytum	hreytunum
genitive	hreytis	hreytisins	hreyta	hreytanna

References

• Finnur Jónsson, Ordbog til de af Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur Udgivne Rímur samt til de af Dr. O. Jiriczek Udgivne Bósarimur, Samfund til Udg. ad Gml. Nord. Litteratur, 51 (Copenhagen: Jørgensen, 1926–28), s.v. hreytir.