Jösurr

Old Norse Dictionary - jösurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jösurr" (or jǫsurr) in English.

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

jösurr (jǫsurr): m. a pr. name, Hdl.; perhaps derived from Norse jase = a hare, Ivar Aasen.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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