Æsta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - æsta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "æsta" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

æsta
æsta, v. (st) begjære; æsta e-n e-s dvs. be-gjære noget af en, Hamd. 25; Gul. 81;æsta e-m e-s dvs. begjære noget for en, Heilag. I, 55010; Post. 5019; Homil. 5320;þeir gleymdu at æsta sér guð undan-kvámu dvs. de forsømte at udbede sig Frelse af Gud, Heilag. I, 54927; æstu gud gjafarvið sik Post. 1406.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛋᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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