hreysi

Icelandic

Etymology

From the 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

Synonyms

• (shanty): kofi

Old Norse

Etymology

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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”)

Related terms

• hreysar

Descendants

• → English: raise
• Icelandic: hreysi
• Old Swedish: rø̄se
  • Swedish: röse

References

• “hreysi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press