Hvæsa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvæsa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvæsa" in Norwegian.

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

hvæsa: hvæsa, v. (st.) hvæse, hvisle; drekinn hvæstimeð dauðligum eitrblæstri Heilag. II,4109; stundum hvæsti hann sem högg-ormr Heilag. I, 22124; hljóðamenn þeir,er vanir ero at hvæsa at höggormumHeilag. II, 55018; þó at maðrinn þegði,hrœrðust varirnar ok hvæstu Mar.10078.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛅᛋᛆ
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:

v.: Verbum.