ASKA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ASKA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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).

2 ASKA

COMPDS: öskubakaðr, öskudagr, öskuóðinsdagr, öskudreifðr, öskudyngja, öskufall, öskufölr, öskuhaugr, öskustó.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
pl.: plural.
Teut.: Teutonic.
transl: translation, translated.
transl.: translation, translated.

Works & Authors

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

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