Æs
Old Norse Dictionary - æs
Meaning of Old Norse word "æs"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- æs
- f., pl. æsar; [prob. a contr. form; cp. A. S. efese; cp. efsa; Swed. ofsing]:—the outer border, edge, esp. of a shoe or skin; rifjaði hann saman varrarnar ok sleit ór æsunum. Edda 71; freq. in mod. usage, but only of shoes, and in the phrase, spyrja einn út í allar æsar, to ask one questions most minutely; or also, kunna, vita út í æsar, to know all about a thing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)