hreysi

Icelandic

Etymology

From 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

   Synonym: kofi

Declension

Declension of hreysi (neuter)

	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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (“to heap up”), see also Lithuanian kráuju, kráuti (“to put on top of each other”) and Proto-Slavic *krỳti (“to cover”).

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
• Danish: røse

Further reading

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