reþa (OSw) rethe (ODan) reiða (ON) ræþa (OSw) verb

Literally ‘to make ready’.


give ODan SkL 226
inquire OSw SmL
make even ODan ESjL 3
pay ODan ESjL 3
ODan SkL 226, 239−241
ODan VSjL 79
ONorw GuL Krb, Kpb, Mhb, Olb, Leb
pay out OIce Grg Feþ 166 Fjl 221
OIce Js Þfb 2 Kvg 4 Kab 4
prepare ODan SkL 226 Refs:

Hellquist s.v. reda; Fritzner s.v. reiða; OED s.v. ready; SAOB s.v. reda v1

Citation
  • ‘reþa’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4342
    (07/19/2025)