Vesask

Old Norse Dictionary - vesask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vesask" in English.

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

vesask: að, to murmur; göra einn vesaðan, to make unhappy, Fas. i. 502; Austmenn vesuðusk ílla (the Easterlings were wretched and uncomfortable) er þeirra þyrfti at bíða ef byrr kæmi á, Þorst. hv. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Þorst. hv.: Þorsteins-þáttr hvíta. (D. II.)

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