Eiskra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eiskra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eiskra

að, to roar or foam, rage; gékk hon útar ok innar eptir gólfinu eiskrandi, Ísl. ii. 338; görvir at eiskra, enraged, Hðm. 11; hann eiskraði þá mjök ok hélt við berserksgang, Fas. i. 524; eiskraði sút í berserkjunum, 425: in mod. usage, það ískrar í honum, it roars within him, of suppressed rage.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛁᛋᚴᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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