Geisa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geisa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geisa" in Norwegian.

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

geisa: geisa, v. (að) fare frem med stærk, vold-som Fart; a) om Ild, Røg, Damp:geisar eimi ok aldrnari NFkv. 10 b8.25 a16; geisar eimi við aldrnara NFkv.18 a11; skulum vér senniliga þettaklaustr heim sœkja ok láta gráðuganloga geisa við Mar. 5307; brendu uppRemisborg með hinni skjótastu ógnok auðn, svá at ekki var eptir einsþriðjungs borgarinnar nema kol okfölski, en geisaði nú á því, sem eptirvar úbrunnit (lat. jam fere partem ter-tiam concrematio consumserat, et quodresiduum erat, victrix flamma lambe-bat) Heilag. II, 22512. b) om Menne-sker og deres Sind: þá gullhalsana,sem hér hafa geisat yfir sveitir meðránum ok refsingum, hafit þér látitþá standa hjá yðr hjá altari i heilagrikirkju Sturl. II, 22732; hón (nl. Hal-gerðr) geisaði mjök; Gunnarr gaf ekkigaum at því Nj. 37 (544); sem guð sér,at þeirra ofsi geisar hátt, þá sér hann,at hann verðr með einshverju niðr sláSE. I, 816 (jvf 1 Mos. 11, 6 fg). c) om Skib paa Vandet: látum geisa gamm-inn dvs. lader os sætte Gribben i stærk Fart, Nj. 89 (13515).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛁᛋᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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