Eskja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eskja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eskja" in Norwegian.

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

eskja: eskja, f. kvindeligt Navn dannet af askrog givet et spædt Pigebarn fordi det var fundet under et Asketræ (Str. 1734. 185. 12).Str. 1827. 213; fyrir því skalltu núskifta eskjonni í hesli, at askr berraldri aldin né huggan, en hasl berrnetr ok skemtan Str. 2036 jvf 34.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛋᚴᛁᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.