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) hovel, shanty; poor, wretched cottage Synonym: kofi ==== Declension ==== == 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 a cairn a pile or heap of stones (synonymous with the Icelandic urð) 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 === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hreysi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive