Hvessa

Old Norse Dictionary - hvessa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvessa" in English.

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

hvessa: t, [hvass], to sharpen; hvessa ok hvetja, Fms. vii. 37; hvessa sýn, Pr. 474; h. augu, to look with a piercing glance, Hkv. I. 6, Edda 36, Eg. 44, 457, Fms. ii. 174, vii. 172: to make keen for a thing, encourage, Al. 33, Fms. vii. 37, Bs. i. 750: of weather, to blow keenly, blow up a gale, impers., veðr (acc.) tók at hvessa mjök, Ld. 326; hvesti veðrit, Fms. ix. 21; þá hvessti svá, at …, 387, freq.; það er farit að hvessa, það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares to blow sharp.’

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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