Æs

Old Norse Dictionary - æs

Meaning of Old Norse word "æs" in English.

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

æs: f., pl. æsar; [prob. a contr. form; cp. A. S. efese; cp. efsa; Swed. ofsing]:—the outer border, edge, esp. of a shoe or skin; rifjaði hann saman varrarnar ok sleit ór æsunum. Edda 71; freq. in mod. usage, but only of shoes, and in the phrase, spyrja einn út í allar æsar, to ask one questions most minutely; or also, kunna, vita út í æsar, to know all about a thing.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

contr.: contracted.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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