Usli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - usli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "usli" in Norwegian.

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

usli: usli, m. 1) glødende Aske (mht. usele); hafðihann ok tendrat upp eld ok usla þennatíma ok brendi Remisborg með hinniskjótaztu ógn ok auðn Heilag. II, 22510;slökti þann eld vandliga, svá at mennmáttu þá þegar fara yfir usla þann ennmikla Fm. XI, 3513; fara með eldi okusla yfir eyjarnar Fm. I, 202; heldren þar léki yfir eldr ok usli Fm. VIII,341 &vl; til þeirrar pínslar er aldrilýkr eldr ok usli Barl. 314; verðr þeimvísat í eld ok usla úslökkiligan Barl.125 &vl jvf 3532. 2) anrettet eller til-føiet Skade; for ausli, auvisli (gd. oslæEr. sj. Lov 2, 70). Fld. II, 181; Frost.13, 21.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛋᛚᛁ
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:

gd.: gammeldansk.

m.: Masculin.

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