At-súgr

Old Norse Dictionary - at-súgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "at-súgr" in English.

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

at-súgr Old Norse word can mean:

at-súgr: m. prop. pressure [súgr] caused by crowding; now freq. in the phrase, göra a. að e-m, to mob one.

at-súgr: β. the phrase, bora frekan atsúg um e-t (where the metaphor is taken from boring), to deal harshly with, pierce through to the marrow, Orkn. 144: cp. Fms. vii. 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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