Ösp

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ösp

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ösp" (or ǫsp) in Norwegian.

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

ösp (ǫsp)
ösp, f. (G. aspar) Aspetræ, populus tre-mula L.; einstœð em ek orðin semösp í holti Hamd. 5; SE. II, 483; DN.IX, 284.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösp may be more accurately written as ǫsp.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᛋᛕ
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.
G.
Genitiv.
L.
Linje.

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