Ósk-mær
Old Norse Dictionary - ósk-mær
Meaning of Old Norse word "ósk-mær"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ósk-mær
- f. the chosen maid, the name of the Valkyriur, who were the chosen maids of Odin, Og. 18: = eskimær, Fas. i. 118.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴ-ᛘᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Og.
- Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)