Mása

Old Norse Dictionary - mása

Meaning of Old Norse word "mása"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mása
að, to heave or pant, Lat. anhelare. of a horse; nær vissuð þér svá heimskan hest | hann mundi fyrir sverja | nær hann fram knúinn másar mest | menn séu til sem berja, Jón Þorl.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.
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