Rasa

Old Norse Dictionary - rasa

Meaning of Old Norse word "rasa" in English.

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

rasa Old Norse word can mean:

rasa: að, to rush headlong; slíks er mér ván, sagði Höskuldr, þú fórt rasandi mjök, Nj. 155; en rasa eigi eptir reiði sinni, Fb. ii. 303; hefir þetta fólk farit æst ok rasanda, Fms. xi. 275: the saying, rasa fyrir ráð fram, Ld. 242; hætt er rasanda ráði, a saw, Pass. 48. 12; rasandi reiði, Mar.; rasa fram, to rush forwards, Al 23.

rasa: II. to stumble; hestr rasaði undir honum, Landn. 146; hestr Guðmundar rasaði Fms. iii. 184; ef blindr leiðir blindan þá rasa þeir báðir, 655 xx. 3: þá rasar Sturla ok feilr, Bs. i. 527; Þorbjörn karl gékk fyrir ok fór mjök rasandi (staggering, Ed. hrasandi), Hrafn. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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