Æska
Old Norse Dictionary - æska
Meaning of Old Norse word "æska"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word æska can mean:æska
- æska
- i. e. œska, u, f., œrska, Barl. 199; ærska and Irskum make a rhyme, Fms. vii. (in a verse); spelt eoska, 645. 110; [from œri, compar. of ungr, q. v.]:—youth, childhood, Lat. juventus, Fms. vii. 220; hvárki œska né elli, 677. 3; veldr elli mér enn œska þér, Korm.: frá æsku til elli, Mar.; í æsku, Fms. i. 155, Grág. i. 278, 281, Sks. 26; í æsku ok bernsku, 596. fyrir œsku sakir, Grág. i. 410.
- æska
- COMPDS: æskualdr, æskubragð, æskufullr, æskugleði, æskumaðr, æskumót, æskuskeið.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)