Yrða

túnriða

nafnorðkvenkyntún-riða
u, a ‘hedge-rider,’ a witch, ghost; witches and ghosts were thought to ride on hedges and the tops of houses during the night, see Glam in the Grettla; ‘blå-kulla;’ the word is a , 156.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • cp.compare.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • απ. λεγ.απαξ. λεγόμενον.
  • Hm.Hává-mál. (A. I.)