Kast

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kast

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kast" in Norwegian.

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

kast: kast, n. 1) Handlingen at kaste; svá langtsem kasta mátti í fjórum köstum meðbliðu Mar. 11944. 2) Overbordkasten af Skibslast; um kast, ef menn hitta ístorma Byl. 9, 8. 3) Terningkast. Kgs.721; OH. 909; Sturl. I, 32816. 4) Kast, Kasten med Not eller Vad, Anledning eller Ret dertil, = varp. Landsl. 7, 5115;Bolt. 5322; jvf laxakast. 5) Yttring, Paastand, Indvending (jvf kasta 7):ef engin kastar í móti eða reynastþau köst enkis verð, sem upp eruborin Stat. 29614. 6) et Slags Klæd- ningsstykke; þeir Njálssynir hlógu athonum, er hann var í kasti mórendu,ok spurðu, hve lengi hann ætlaði athafa þat Nj. 119 (1796). 7) Stilling, Tilfælde hvori en faar noget at gjøre;koma í kast við e-n Nj. 150 (26016);koma í kast saman (dvs. om Ægtefolk)Stat. 28817; mun þá þikkja at komatil várra kasta at veita at málum yðr-um Vallalj. 5171 &vl; í fyrsta kastiLandsl. 9, 1 &vl 28; at seinstumköstum (om det ikke sker tidligere) Dn.II, 53515.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛋᛏ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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