Öskra
Old Norse Dictionary - öskra
Meaning of Old Norse word "öskra" (or ǫskra)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word öskra can mean:öskra
- öskra (ǫskra)
- að, to bellow; öskra sem blótneyti, Fas. i. 425; uxi, hann öskraði ógurliga ok lét mjök ílliliga, Fb. i. 261: freq. in mod. usage, esp. of enraged cattle.
- öskra (ǫskra)
- 2. to scream, roar (from pain), Str. 32; cp. eiskra.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öskra may be more accurately written as ǫskra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)