Ást-úð

Old Norse Dictionary - ást-úð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ást-úð"

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

Old Norse word ást-úð can mean:ást-úð

ást-úð
f. [properly ásthúð, Clem. 40, contr. from ást-hugð, from hugr or hygð, cp. ölúð, þverúð, harðuð, kind, stubborn, hard disposition; v. A. S. hydig], love, affection, Rb. 390.
ást-úð
COMPDS: ástúðarfrændsemi, ástúðarvinr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᛏ-ᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
contr.
contracted.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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