Drösla

Old Norse Dictionary - drösla

Meaning of Old Norse word "drösla" (or drǫsla)

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

drösla (drǫsla)
að, to roam about; cp. drasill, drösall.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, drösla may be more accurately written as drǫsla.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.

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