Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÆS

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ÆS

f., pl. æsar; [prob. a contr. form; cp. A. S. efese; cp. efsa; Swed. ofsing]:—the outer border, edge, esp. of a shoe or skin; rifjaði hann saman varrarnar ok sleit ór æsunum. Edda 71; freq. in mod. usage, but only of shoes, and in the phrase, spyrja einn út í allar æsar, to ask one questions most minutely; or also, kunna, vita út í æsar, to know all about a thing.

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Runic Inscription

ÆS

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÆS" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
num.: numeral.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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