Aska

Old Norse Dictionary - aska

Meaning of Old Norse word "aska"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word aska can mean:aska

aska
u, f. [a common Teut. word], ashes, lit. and metaph., Fms. i. 9, Stj. 208; mold ok aska, Nj. 161, 208; dust eitt ok a., 655 xi. 3: pl. öskum, Stj. 74 (transl. from Latin).
aska
COMPDS: öskubakaðr, öskudagr, öskuóðinsdagr, öskudreifðr, öskudyngja, öskufall, öskufölr, öskuhaugr, öskustó.

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:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pl.
plural.
Teut.
Teutonic.
transl.
translation.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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