Hasta

Old Norse Dictionary - hasta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hasta" in English.

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

hasta
að, the mod. form of the old hersta (q. v.) in the phrase, hasta á e-n, to rebuke one to silence, command one to hold his peace, e. g. of children: used of Christ in the Gospel, þá reis hann upp og hastaði á vindinn og sjóinn, þá varð logn mikit, Matth. viii. 26.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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