Fýsa

Old Norse Dictionary - fýsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "fýsa"

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

Old Norse word fýsa can mean:fýsa

fýsa
t, [fúss], to exhort; fýsa e-n e-s, with acc. of the person, gen. of the thing, Fms. xi. 22; auðheyrt er þat hvers þú fýsir, Ld. 266: with infin., Nj. 47, Fb. ii. 13: absol., Eg. 242.
fýsa
2. impers., mik fýsir, I wish, Fms. vi. 238, viii. 412; hverr hafi þat er hann mest fýsir til, Nj. 197; svá skjótt sem hann fýsir til, Fms. xi. 437; fýsir konung til á sund at fara, Al. 22; þik fýsi at kanna annarra manna siðu, Ld. 164: in the reflex. form the impers. usage disappears, ek fýsumk aptr at hverfa, Sks. 3, Fms. vi. 398; fýstisk Ástríðr þá at fara þangat, i. 77: fýsask himneskra hluta, to wish for heavenly things, GrEg. 31; hann kvaðsk eigi fýsask til Íslands at svá búnu, Nj. 123.
fýsa
3. part. fýsendr, exhorters; margir vóru þess fýsendr, Sturl. ii. 175.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
acc.
accusative.
gen.
genitive.
infin.
infinitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.
reflex.
retlexive.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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