Hversu
Old Norse Dictionary - hversu
Meaning of Old Norse word "hversu"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hversu
- adv., proncd. hvursu, (hversug, N. G. l. i. 27, 91, qs. hvers-veg, what way, = hve):—how, Nj. 2, 68, Al. 10, Fms. x. 404, Ísl. ii. 364, N. G. l. i. 91, Hom. 103, passim; for hversu is the common word, whereas hve is obsolete.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᛋᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)