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Unnasta

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 unnasta

or unnusta, u, f. a sweetheart, Kormak, MS. 655 xvii. 20, and passim in mod. usage.

2 unnasta

2. a mistress, Fms. i. 209, Sæm. 171, Thom. 301, Greg. 47.

3 unnasta

3. mod. a betrothed.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

unnasta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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