And-sælis
Old Norse Dictionary - and-sælis
Meaning of Old Norse word "and-sælis"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word and-sælis can mean:and-sælis
- and-sælis
- in common talk andhælis, adv. [sól], against the course of the sun (cp. the Scot. ‘widdershins,’ that is, going against the sunshine or the sun’s light, a direction universally considered both in England and Scotland to be most unlucky; see the quot. in Jamieson sub voce), Ísl. ii. 154, Rb. 134; esp. used of witches and ‘uncanny’ appearances; þat gékk öfugt um húsit ok a., it went backwards about the house and against the sun’s course, Eb. 268, Gísl. 33, cp. Fs. (Vd.) 43, 59; hon gékk öfug a. um tréit, ok hafði þar yfir mörg röm ummæli, Grett. 151.
- and-sælis
- β. ansælis or andhælis is used of everything that goes backwards, wrong, or perversely; cp. andærr and andæris.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᛅᛚᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- cp.
- compare.
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Vd.
- Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)