Œskja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - œskja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "œskja" in Norwegian.

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

œskja
œskja, v. (kt) ønske, begjære; œskjum vérok gerna vita vildum ok biðjum at -DN. VIII, 103; heldr œstu (for œsktu)þeir hvern dag, at Bæringr væri þeirrahöfðingi Bær. 11530 jvf 52; þess œski ekat ek öðlist eilíft líf eptir dauðannFlat. I, 316; hann œskti þess at hannværi skjótt drepinn Stj. 4315; œsktusér slíks yfirboða allir landsmenn, efkosti ætti Bp. I, 13618; meðr þessumorðum œskir Jacob Joseph himinsinsdögg ok jarðarinnar ávöxt Stj. 23517;munda ek ok kunna at œskja annanveg mínn mann dvs. at min Mand skulde være anderledes, OH. 59 (Flat. II, 6324);œskja sér e-t til handa Homil. 11921.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛋᚴᛁᛆ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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