hreysi
Icelandic
/ˈr̥eiːsɪ/
noun
Definitions
- hovel, shanty; poor, wretched cottage
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hreysi (a cairn, a pile of stones).
Origin
Old Norse
hreysi
Gloss
a cairn, a pile of stones
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hreysi Old Norse
- hreysikǫttr Old Norse
- hreysiköttur Icelandic
- köttur Icelandic
- röis Westrobothnian