ESJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ESJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ESJA

u, f. a kind of clay, freq. in Norway in that sense, vide Ivar Aasen; the name of the mountain Esja in Icel. no doubt derives its name from this clay, which is here found in abundance, Eggert Itin. ch. 21; hence Esju-berg, n. name of a farm, Landn., [eisa, and even Germ. esse, Dan. esse, Swed. ässa are kindred words.]

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛋᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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