Prísa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - prísa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "prísa" in Norwegian.

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

prísa: prísa, v. (að) ophøie, holde i Ære, rose,hædre (gfr. prise Saint Palaye VIII,447; eng. praise, price, prize dvs. rose, prise, vurdere; t. preisen DWb. VII,209338 fg; jvf lat. pretium); varð hónstórum fræg af þeim tveim lutum auðok ætterni, er þessi heimr prísar mestHeilag. I, 5141; langt er at telja sérhver dáindi þeirra góðra luta, er hinnhæsti veitari himneskrar ambunar hefirhann með prísat Heilag. II, 22413; velvölduga menn ok val guðhrædda þá,sem sannleik prísi ok plagi Stj. 29828;sa hefir ok háttr verit um hríð, at höfð-ingjar þessa lands hverr eptir annanhafa hann hölzti mjök prísat Flat. I,4084.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚱᛁᛋᛆ
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:

eng.: engels.

fr.: fransk.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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