Hrasa
Old Norse Dictionary - hrasa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrasa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrasa
- but better rasa (q. v.), where the references will be given in full, see introduction to letter H:—to stumble; the aspirated form is only used in a few cases, og hrasaði bland ræningja, Gr. λησταις περιέπεσεν, Luke x. 30; hrasaðr, 36: eccl. to stumble in sin, Pass., Vídal. passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.