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.
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