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 syn.

Declension
declension of hreysi
n-s 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

Synonyms

Old Norse

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”)
  • hreysivísla (“weasel”)
  • skríða í hreysi (“to slink into a den”)
  • hreysar

Descendants

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