Askr
Old Norse Dictionary - askrMeaning of Old Norse word "askr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
askr Old Norse word can mean:
- askr
- s, m. [A. S. äsc, whence many Engl. local names; Germ. esche]
- askr
- 1. an ash, fraxinus, Edda (gl.); a. ygdrasils, Edda 10, 11, Pr. 431.
- askr
- 2. anything made of ash:
- askr
- α. a spear, prop. ashen spear shaft (cp. δόρυ μείλινον, εϋμμελίης), Þiðr. 304, Edda (gl.)
- askr
- β. a small ship, a bark (built of ash, cp. δόρυ, abies); en þeir sigla burt á einum aski, FaS. ii. 206, i. 421: it appears only two or three times in Icel. prose writers; hence may be explained the name of ascmanni, viking, pirate, in Adam Brem. ch. 212 [A. S. äscmen], cp. askmaðr.
- askr
- γ. a small vessel of wood (freq. in Icel., and used instead of deep plates, often with a cover (asklok) in carved work); stórir askar fullir af skyri, Eg. 549, 550; cp. kyrnu-askr, skyr-askr.
- askr
- δ. a Norse measure for liquids, equal to four bowls, or sixteen justur, Gþl. 525, N. G. l. i. 328, H. E. i. 396, FmS. vii. 203.
- askr
- COMPDS: askasmiðr, askaspillir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- cp.
- compare.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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