Á-sjá
Old Norse Dictionary - á-sjáMeaning of Old Norse word "á-sjá" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
á-sjá Old Norse word can mean:
- á-sjá
- (old form ásjó, Niðrst. 5, Hom. 35), f., gen. ásjá, the mod. gen. úsjár seems only to occur in late or even paper MSS.
- á-sjá
- I. a looking after, help, protection; ætla til ásjá, to hope for it, Lv. 75, Ld. 42, FmS. i. 289; biðja e-n ásjá, to ask one for help, protection, Nj. 26 (Ed. ásjár prob. wrongly); sækja e-n til ásjá, to seek one’s help, BS. i. 82 (ásjár the paper MSS.)
- á-sjá
- β. superintendence, inspection; með spekiráðum ok á., FmS. x. 178; með á. Magnúss konungs, JS. 23, Hom. 35.
- á-sjá
- II. one’s look, appearance, shape, FmS. i. 97; í manns ásjó, in the shape of man, Niðrst. 5 (= ásýnd).
- á-sjá
- COMPD: ásjámál.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛋᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- prob.
- probably.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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