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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
hreytir m (genitive singular hreytir, nominative plural hreytar)
- (archaic or poetic) thrower, sharer, wielder
- 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)
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.