jóreið

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ehwaraidō, whence also Old English ēored. Equates to Old Norse jór +‎ reið.

Noun

jóreið f

  1. riding on horseback

Declension

Declension of jóreið (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jóreið jóreiðin jóreiðar jóreiðarnar
accusative jóreið jóreiðina jóreiðar jóreiðarnar
dative jóreið jóreiðinni jóreiðum jóreiðunum
genitive jóreiðar jóreiðarinnar jóreiða jóreiðanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jóreið”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 234; also available at the Internet Archive
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