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.)