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)

hovel, shanty; poor, wretched cottage ^syn.

Declension

declension of hreysi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	hreysi	hreysið	hreysi	hreysin
accusative	hreysi	hreysið	hreysi	hreysin
dative	hreysi	hreysinu	hreysum	hreysunum
genitive	hreysis	hreysisins	hreysa	hreysanna

Synonyms

(shanty): kofi

Old Norse

Noun

hreysi n

a cairn
a pile or heap of stones (synonymous with the Icelandic urð)
a cave or den

Derived terms

hreysikǫttr (“wild cat”)
hreysivísla (“weasel”)
skríða í hreysi (“to slink into a den”)

Related terms

hreysar

Descendants

English: raise
Icelandic: hreysi
Swedish: röse

References

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

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