ᚱ reið

Reið means to ride or a ride.

 

 

Stanza from the Icelandic Rune Poem:

 

Riding is the joy of the horsemen
and speedy journey
and toil of the steed.

 

 

Stanza from the Norwegian Rune Poem:

 

Riding is said to be the worst thing for horses;
Reginn forged the finest sword.

 

 

LO: Long-branch
SH: Short-twig
ST: Staveless
VA: Variant
TW: Twig-runes
NO: Old Norse transliteration
EN: Modern English transliteration