Fýsa

Old Norse Dictionary - fýsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "fýsa" in English.

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

fýsa Old Norse word can mean:

fýsa: t, [fúss], to exhort; fýsa e-n e-s, with acc. of the person, gen. of the thing, Fms. xi. 22; auðheyrt er þat hvers þú fýsir, Ld. 266: with infin., Nj. 47, Fb. ii. 13: absol., Eg. 242.

fýsa: 2. impers., mik fýsir, I wish, Fms. vi. 238, viii. 412; hverr hafi þat er hann mest fýsir til, Nj. 197; svá skjótt sem hann fýsir til, Fms. xi. 437; fýsir konung til á sund at fara, Al. 22; þik fýsi at kanna annarra manna siðu, Ld. 164: in the reflex. form the impers. usage disappears, ek fýsumk aptr at hverfa, Sks. 3, Fms. vi. 398; fýstisk Ástríðr þá at fara þangat, i. 77: fýsask himneskra hluta, to wish for heavenly things, GrEg. 31; hann kvaðsk eigi fýsask til Íslands at svá búnu, Nj. 123.

fýsa: 3. part. fýsendr, exhorters; margir vóru þess fýsendr, Sturl. ii. 175.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

acc.: accusative.

gen.: genitive.

infin.: infinitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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