rekkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rinkiz (upright man).

Noun

rekkr m

  1. man, warrior

Declension

Declension of rekkr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rekkr rekkrinn rekkar rekkarnir
accusative rekk rekkinn rekka rekkana
dative rekki rekkinum rekkum rekkunum
genitive rekks rekksins rekka rekkanna

Further reading

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