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.)
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