Ás-móðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ás-móðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ás-móðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ás-móðr
- m. the divine strength of Thor, shewn in his wrath by thunder and lightning; því næst sá hann eldingar ok þrumur stórar; sá hann þá Þór í ásmóði, Edda 58; the proper name Þormóðr is equivalent to ásmóðr, cp. Landn. 307 (the verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋ-ᛘᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)