Áss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - áss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "áss" in Norwegian.

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

áss
áss, m. (G. áss & ásar, N. Pl. æsir, A. Pl. ásu) en af Nordens gamle Guder iAlmindelighed, eller af de Nordens Guderisær, der adskille sig fra og modsættes Vanir. SE. I, 230; Lok. 6. Med Be- tydningen af Gud i Almindelighed fore-kommer dette Ord i sólaráss (dvs. Sol- gud) Post. 72519; HeilaG. I, 1657. 2093;jvf Svínfellsáss Nj. 124 (19028).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛋᛋ
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:

G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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