Kasa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kasa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kasa" in Norwegian.

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

kasa: kasa, v. (að) begrave en (i kös) saaledes, at man lader sig nøie med at hylja hræhans uden at yde ham nogen Æres-bevisning (som det synes = dysja).Laxd. 38 (1032. 7); Flat. I, 55716; enten fordi man ikke undte den afdøde nogen hæderlig Begravelse, f. Ex. Grág. 39714. 23;Vatsd. 39 (6227); Stj. 37026 (Josv. 10,27); hann var kasaðr í urð sem mel-rakki eðr þjófr Sturl. II, 20222 jvfMar. 752; eller i Tilfælde hvor dertil ikke var Adkomst, f. Ex. eru þeir (somom Juledagene i Grønland dræbtes af Gjengangere) kasaðir í mjöllinni Flóam.22 (14333); var hann þar (hvor hanomkom i Uveir paa Fjeldet) kasaðrSturl. II, 18720.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛋᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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