Unnasta

Old Norse Dictionary - unnasta

Meaning of Old Norse word "unnasta" in English.

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

unnasta Old Norse word can mean:

unnasta
or unnusta, u, f. a sweetheart, Kormak, MS. 655 xvii. 20, and passim in mod. usage.
unnasta
2. a mistress, FmS. i. 209, Sæm. 171, Thom. 301, Greg. 47.
unnasta
3. mod. a betrothed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
S.
Saga.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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