Vasi

Old Norse Dictionary - vasi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vasi" in English.

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

vasi Old Norse word can mean:

vasi
a, m. a nickname, Dipl. v. 5.
vasi
2. a pocket, freq. in mod. usage, but prob. from some foreign root; vestis-vasi, buxna-vasi, treyju-vasi; vasa-klútr, a pocket-kerchief; vasa-knifr, a pocket-knife, etc.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
etc.
et cetera.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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