Ösku-dreifðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-dreifðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-dreifðr" (or ǫsku-dreifðr) in English.

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

ösku-dreifðr (ǫsku-dreifðr)
part. besprinkled with ashes, Sturl. ii. 186.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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