USLI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

USLI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 USLI

a, m. [A. S. ysla or ysela = fire, embers; a compd form is auvisli (q. v.) qs. af-usli (?); cp. Lat. urere]:—a conflagration, esp. in the allit. eldr ok usli, Fms. i. 201, viii. 341: a field of burning embers, xi. 35: the sense damages (see auvisli) is prob. secondary. usla-gjald or usla-bót, n. compensation for u., N. G. L. i. 246, Gþl. 387; see auvisli.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛋᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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