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 ii. 364, N. G. l. i. 91, Hom. 103, passim; for hversu is the common word, whereas hve is obsolete.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.)
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