Eisa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - eisa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "eisa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

eisa Old Icelandic word can mean:

eisa
I)
eisa
f. glowing embers.
eisa
II)
eisa
(að), v.
eisa
1) to rush on; ganga eisanda, to go dashing through the waves (of a ship); eisandi úðr, foaming wave;
eisa
2) eisa eldum, to shower down embers.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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