Geisa

Old Norse Dictionary - geisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "geisa" in English.

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

geisa Old Norse word can mean:

geisa: að, [Ulf. gaisjan or usgaisjan means to be alarmed, astonished; mid. Germ. gise and Swed. gäsa = to ferment; cp. Engl. yeast]:—to chafe, rage, of fire, Vsp. 57; láta gráðugan loga geisa, Mar. 530; hón (an excited lady) geisaði mjök, Nj. 57; látum Gamminn geisa, of a ship under sail, 135 (in a ditty); þeirra ofsi geisar hátt, their insolence runs high, Edda 146 (pref.); hversu sunnarlega geisar ríki föður þíns, Bær. 13; ofarr lét Grettir g. saxit í fyrra, Grett. 99 new Ed. Cod. Ups.

geisa: II. to be panic-stricken, a notion which only appears in the word geiski: cp. geysask.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pref.: preface.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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