Ösku-

Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-" (or ǫsku-)

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

Old Norse word ösku- can mean:ösku-

ösku- (ǫsku-)

of ashes, see aska.

ösku- (ǫsku-)

COMPDS: öskudagr, öskugras, öskupoki.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösku- may be more accurately written as ǫsku-.

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