Kasa

Old Norse Dictionary - kasa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kasa" in English.

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

kasa Old Norse word can mean:

kasa
að, [kös], prop. to heap earth or stones upon, to earth, commonly used of witches, miscreants, carcases of men or beasts, Grág. ii. 156 (of an outlaw); lík Þóris var upp rekit ok kasa þeir hann hjá Sigmundi, Fær. 177, Fs. 62; vóru þeir færðir út í hraun ok kasaðir í dal þeim er þar var í hrauninu, Eb. 138; þar heitir Knarrarnes er hann var kasaðr, Ld. 156; vildu þeir eigi jarða hann at kirkju ok kösuðu hann utan-borgar, Mar.: to bury in snow, eru þeir kasaðir í mjöllinni, Fs. 143, Sturl. iii. 215; báru síðan at stórt grjót ok kasaðu þá, Stj. 370: metaph., þeir kasaðu þetta með sér, Fms. iv. 284, v. l.; kváðusk hlaða mundu vegg í dalinn ok kasa þar metorð Guðmundar, Sturl. i. 155.
kasa
II. in mod. usage, to pile in heaps, esp. of the blubber of whales or sharks.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
prop.
proper, properly.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
esp.
especially.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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