Ösp
Old Norse Dictionary - ösp
Meaning of Old Norse word "ösp" (or ǫsp)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ösp can mean:ösp
- ösp (ǫsp)
- f., gen. aspar, pl. aspir, [A. S. æsp; Dan. asp], an aspen-tree, Edda (Gl.); einstæð sem ösp í holti, Hom. 5; strange to say that the word is never used in poetical circumlocutionS.
- ösp (ǫsp)
- II. in local names, Espi-hóll.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösp may be more accurately written as ǫsp.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)