Vesning

Old Norse Dictionary - vesning

Meaning of Old Norse word "vesning"

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

vesning
f. [cp. Germ. wesen], a being, essence, MS. 677. 3, 10, Hom. (St.); hverjar greinir hans vesningar eru, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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