hreysi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hreysi (“a cairn; a pile of stones”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥eiːsɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eiːsɪ

Noun

hreysi n (genitive singular hreysis, nominative plural hreysi)

  1. hovel, shanty; poor, wretched cottage
    Synonym: kofi

Declension

Declension of hreysi (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreysi hreysið hreysi hreysin
accusative hreysi hreysið hreysi hreysin
dative hreysi hreysinu hreysum hreysunum
genitive hreysis hreysisins hreysa hreysanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (“to heap up”), see also Lithuanian kráuju, kráuti (“to put on top of each other”) and Proto-Slavic *krỳti (“to cover”).[1]

Noun

hreysi n

  1. a cairn
  2. a pile or heap of stones (synonymous with the Icelandic urð)
  3. a cave or den

Derived terms

  • hreysikǫttr (“wild cat”)
  • hreysivisla (“weasel”)
  • skríða í hreysi (“to slink into a den”)
  • hreysar

Descendants

  • → English: raise
  • Icelandic: hreysi
  • Old Swedish: rø̄se
  • Danish: røse

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “616-17”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 616-17

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hreysi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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