Ræsa

Old Norse Dictionary - ræsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræsa"

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

Old Norse word ræsa can mean:ræsa

ræsa
t, [rás], to make flow; ræsa; ár, Ht.; sá flytr er ræsir, id.:—metaph., ræsa e-t á e-n, to bring it home to one, trace to one; ek mun þetta ekki ræsa á hendr yðr, I will not charge it on you, Fms. xi. 54; ér ræsit (hræsit Cod.) á hendr oss mikla synd, 656 C. 7.
ræsa
2. impers., draum (acc.) ræsir, a dream proves true, comes to pass; ek em drauma-maðr mikill, ok eigi úlíkligt at brátt ræsi suma, Þorst. Síðu H. 180; væntir mik at hann mun nú ræsa, Bret. 22: reflex, to come to pass, en þat ræstisk svá, Bs. i. 471 (rættisk, v. l.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
pers.
person.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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