Herstask

Old Norse Dictionary - herstask

Meaning of Old Norse word "herstask"

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

herstask
t, dep. [= mod. hasta, q. v.], to speak harshly to one; hann herstisk á fjándann með reiði ok mælti, Greg. 50, Eb. 118 new Ed., Hom. 16 (= Lat. exasperare), Blas. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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