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(2) erect, upright (Óttar stóð r. ok brá sér ekki við); (3) right, just (telja þat rangt, er rétt er); hafa rétt at mæla, to be right, in the right; at réttu, með réttu, rightly.
réttr (-ar, -ir), m. (1) right, law; lands r., the law of the land; kristinn r., guðs r., ecclesiastical law; (2) right, due, claim; konungs r., the king's due (at konungr minnki nökkut af sínum rétti); (3) condition; hann gørði harðan rétt landsmanna, he tyrannized over them; (4) dish (hinn fyrsta rétt báru inn þessir lendir menn); (5) drifting before the wind; liggja í rétt, to lie drifting; leggja í rétt, to set a ship's course for drifting; (6) storm, heavy sea (fengu þeir rétt mikinn; skipit var lekt ok þoldi ilia réttinn).
rétt-snúning, f. conversion (to Christianity);
-streymr, a. 'right-streamed'; hafa vel-streymt, to have the current fully with one;
-sýni, n. (1) straight direction; (2) seeing right, insight;
-sýnis, adv. in a straight direction;
-sýnn, a. fair, just (góðir menn ok -sýnir);
-sœlis, adv. with the sun, opp. to 'rangsœlis';
-tekinn, pp. duly accepted;
-trúaðr, a. orthodox;
-vaxinn, pp. upright of growth;
-vísi, f. righteousness, justice;
-vísliga, adv. justly;
-víss, a. righteous, just;
-yrði, f. truthfulness.
reyðar-hvalr, m. rorqual.
reyðr (gen. -ar, dat. and acc. -i, pl. -ar), f. rorqual, finner-whale.
reyfa (-ða, -ðr), v. to rob.
reyfari, m. pirate, robber.
reyfl, n. sheep's fleece.
reygjast (ð), v. refl. = reigjast.
reyk-beri, m. chimney;
-blindr, a. blind from smoke.
reykelsi, n. incense.
reyk-fastr, a. full of smoke;
-háfr, m. chimney-pot.
reykja (-ta, -tr), to smoke, emit smoke; to suffocate with smoke.
reykjar-daunn, -þefr, m. smell of smoke (um síðir kenna þeir -þef).
reyk-lauss, a. smokeless.
reykr (-jar, -ir), m. smoke, steam.
reyna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to try, prove (lengi skal manninn r.); hann lét Gunnar r. ymsar íþróttir við menn sína, he let G. essay divers feats against his men; ef við Þorsteinn skulum r. með okkr, if Thorstein and I shall make trial of each other; r. eptir e-u, to search, pry, inquire into (hann reyndi eptir mörgum hlutum); r. til, to make trial (Bróðir reyndi til með forneskju, hversu ganga mundi orrostan); (2) to experience (reynt hefi ek brattara); hefi ek þik reynt at góðum drengi, I have proved (found) thee to be a good fellow; r. e-t af e-m, to meet with (hann hafði reynt af Böðvari vináttu mikla); (3) refl., reynast, to turn out, prove to be (reyndist Gunnlaugr hinn hraustasti); þat mun þó síðar r., but this will be put to the proof by and by; also with dat., ef mér reynist Þórólfr jamnvel mannaðr, if I find Thorolf as well accomplished.
reynd, f. experience; eru þeir úlíkir þeim sýnum, en miklu úlíkari reyndum, they are unlike them in appearance, but much more so in reality; gen. reyndar, as adv. indeed, in fact, really.
reyni-lundr, m. rowan-grove.
reynir (gen. -is), m. rowan-tree.
reyni-runnr, m. rowan-tree;
-viðr, m. rowan-wood;
-vöndr, m. wand from a rowan-tree.
reyra (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to wind round (örin var reyrð gulli); (2) to tie, fasten (hann var bundinn at höndum ok fótum ok reyrðr sterkliga við einn ás).
reyra (-ða, -ðr), v. to bury in a cairn (reyrr).
reyr-bönd, n. pl. the wire by which the arrow-head was bound to the shaft (skot stóðu uppi á -böndum).
reyrr (-ar, dat. -i) m. reed.
reyrr, m. heap of stones, cairn.
reyr-skógr, m. reed-bed;
-sproti, -teinn, m. 'reed-wand', cane;
-vaxinn, pp. grown with reed;
-vöndr, m. = -sproti;
-þakinn, pp. thatched with reed.
reysta (-sta, -str), v. to lift up the voice; to resound; to sing (r. kvæði).
reyta (-tta, -ttr), v. to pluck, pick (S. hleypr á hús upp ok reytir gras); r. sik, to tear one's hair.
ribbalda-skapr, m. ribaldry.
ribbaldi, m. ribald, savage.
ribbungr (-s, -ar), m. = ribbaldi.

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