Ýsa

Old Norse Dictionary - ýsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "ýsa" in English.

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

ýsa: u, f. [Ivar Aasen hysa; but the long vowel is attested by the Icel. pronunciation, as also by the alliteration in Fms. vi, see below]:—a haddock, Edda (Gl.); ófúsa dró ek ýsu, átta ek föng við löngu, Fms. vi. (in a verse); very freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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