Vesning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vesning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vesning

f. [cp. Germ. wesen], a being, essence, MS. 677. 3, 10, Hom. (St.); hverjar greinir hans vesningar eru, id.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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