Vasi
Old Norse Dictionary - vasi
Meaning of Old Norse word "vasi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vasi can mean:vasi
- vasi
- a, m. a nickname, Dipl. v. 5.
- vasi
- 2. a pocket, freq. in mod. usage, but prob. from some foreign root; vestis-vasi, buxna-vasi, treyju-vasi; vasa-klútr, a pocket-kerchief; vasa-knifr, a pocket-knife, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)