Æsing

Old Norse Dictionary - æsing

Meaning of Old Norse word "æsing" in English.

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

æsing: f., or æsingr, m. vehemence, fury; Jökull tók þá í annat sinn æsing sinn enn mikla, Fs. 48; mikil æsing, Stj. 192; þar fylgði aldri æsingr né van-stilli, Bs. i. 106; með svá miklum æsingi, at meðan þess háttar æ. stóð á, 746.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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