Vesalingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vesalingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vesalingr" in Norwegian.

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

vesalingr: vesalingr, m. Usling. 1) Person som er iNød eller i en Stilling som gjør hamulykkelig; þá er vesalingar kómu tilhúss þíns ok báðu gefa sér almosuHom. 631 jvf Heilag. I, 3829; hefn þúnú, dróttinn, eigi má vesalingr mínnBp. I, 53311. 2) Person af nederdræg-tig, lav Tænke- eller Handlemaade; Atlivar maðr minstr ok vesalligstr, ok sváer sagt at þar eftir væri skaplyndihans, at hann var hinn mesti vesalingr(jvf níðingr) ok var þó stórra mannaok svá auðigr, at hann vissi varla aurasínna tal Háv. 406.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛋᛆᛚᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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