Aska

Old Norse Dictionary - aska

Meaning of Old Norse word "aska" in English.

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

aska Old Norse word can mean:

aska: u, f. [a common Teut. word], ashes, lit. and metaph., Fms. i. 9, Stj. 208; mold ok aska, Nj. 161, 208; dust eitt ok a., 655 xi. 3: pl. öskum, Stj. 74 (transl. from Latin).

aska: COMPDS: öskubakaðr, öskudagr, öskuóðinsdagr, öskudreifðr, öskudyngja, öskufall, öskufölr, öskuhaugr, öskustó.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

Teut.: Teutonic.

transl.: translation.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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