Æsta

Old Norse Dictionary - æsta

Meaning of Old Norse word "æsta" in English.

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

æsta: t, [ást], to ask or ask for, demand, request; æ. e-n e-s, æsta e-n taks, Gþl. 122, N. G. l. i. 47, passim; æsta rannsaks, Gþl. 540 (see tak); æsta e-n vistar, to ask for harbour, Sighvat; æstanda þykkir e-m þess er vant er, a saying, one who asks for what he wants, Sól. (cp. kveðr hverr sinnar þurftar); æstu sér griða, to ask for a truce, safe-conduct, Js. 39; svá sem Norðlendingar æstu hann til, as they asked him to do, at their request, Íb. 16; þeir æstu Goð gjafar við sik, Clem. 149; sem þeir höfðu æst, Íb. 11; svá sem pávinn æsti, Hom. (St.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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