rei.
a roadstead; an open anchorage outside a harbour, coast, river mouth, or similar place
Meaning & usage
a roadstead; an open anchorage outside a harbour, coast, river mouth, or similar place
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse reiðr (“roadstead, anchorage”), from Middle Low German rēde (“roadstead, anchorage”) and reide (“roadstead, anchorage”). Compare Danish red (“roadstead, anchorage”).
a riding retinue, company, or travelling troop
a troop of wights or supernatural beings
a large flock, swarm, or crowd
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse reið (“riding, ride; riding party”), from Proto-Germanic *raidō (“ride, journey”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (“to ride”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rei (“riding party, troop of wights”), Icelandic reið (“ride, riding; wagon”), Faroese reið (“ride, riding”), Swedish ritt (“ride”) and English road.
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