Dasask

Old Norse Dictionary - dasask

Meaning of Old Norse word "dasask"

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

dasask
að, [Swed. dasa], to become weary and exhausted, from cold or bodily exertion, Bs. i. 442, Fær. 185, Fms. ii. 98, Orkn. (in a verse), Sturl. iii. 20, O. H. l. 16; dasaðr, exhausted, weary, Ld. 380, Fas. ii. 80, Fms. viii. 55, Bb. 3. 24.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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