Asni

Old Norse Dictionary - asni

Meaning of Old Norse word "asni" in English.

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

asni Old Norse word can mean:

asni
a, m., Lat. asinus, an ass, Mart. 131, Fas. iii. 416, Band. 12, = asellus, 1812. 16.
asni
COMPDS: asnahöfuð, asnakjálki.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mart.
Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
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