Öskr

Old Norse Dictionary - öskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öskr" (or ǫskr) in English.

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

öskr (ǫskr): n. [cp. askran, p. 25], a roaring, bellowing, of a bull, Fas. iii. 411.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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