Ösku-gras

Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-gras

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

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

ösku-gras (ǫsku-gras): n., botan. = rhinanthus or cockscomb, Hjalt.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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