Ösku-bakaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-bakaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-bakaðr" (or ǫsku-bakaðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ösku-bakaðr (ǫsku-bakaðr)
- part. baked in ashes, Stj. 393. Judg. vii.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösku-bakaðr may be more accurately written as ǫsku-bakaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴᚢ-ᛒᛅᚴᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)