Gersta
Old Norse Dictionary - gersta
Meaning of Old Norse word "gersta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gersta can mean:gersta
- gersta
- or gesta, t, [A. S. gæstan], to annoy; g. hug e-s, to tease one, Greg. 64, Pr. 442, 623. 54; vér skulum g. hug hans, eigi sem þeir gerstu forðum á eyðimörkinni er Moysi fylgdu, Mart. 132: this word is quite obsolete, and chiefly used in old translations of legendS.
- gersta
- II. part. gerstr, [Germ. garstig = hideous; O. H. G. garst = sour, harsh; cp. Engl. ghastly, agast], sour, dismal; gerstan dag, Skm. 30, Rm. 9:—sulky, hann leit gerstr við mér, he looked sulkily on me, Sighvat, Ó. H. 81 (Ann. for Nord. Oldk. 1866, p. 196).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- S.
- Saga.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Mart.
- Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)