Hvæsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hvæsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvæsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvæsa
- t, [Engl. hiss; Dan. hvœse; akin to hvísla]:—to hiss; h. sem höggormr, to hiss like a serpent, Greg. 50, Róm. 238; þá nam jötunn h. halt, Úlf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
- Úlf.
- Úlfars-rímur.