Jöstr

Old Norse Dictionary - jöstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jöstr" (or jǫstr) in English.

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

jöstr (jǫstr)
m., gen. jastar, [ister, Ivar Aasen], a kind of willow, Bragi (Edda) twice.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jöstr may be more accurately written as jǫstr.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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