Vasi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vasi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vasi

a, m. a nickname, Dipl. v. 5.

2 vasi

2. a pocket, freq. in mod. usage, but prob. from some foreign root; vestis-vasi, buxna-vasi, treyju-vasi; vasa-klútr, a pocket-kerchief; vasa-knifr, a pocket-knife, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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