Usli

Old Norse Dictionary - usli

Meaning of Old Norse word "usli" in English.

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

usli: a, m. [A. S. ysla or ysela = fire, embers; a compd form is auvisli (q. v.) qs. af-usli (?); cp. Lat. urere]:—a conflagration, esp. in the allit. eldr ok usli, FmS. i. 201, viii. 341: a field of burning embers, xi. 35: the sense damages (see auvisli) is prob. secondary. usla-gjald or usla-bót, n. compensation for u., n. G. l. i. 246, Gþl. 387; see auvisli.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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