Þeysa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þeysa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þeysa" in English.

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

þeysa Old Icelandic word can mean:

þeysa
(-ta, tr), v.
þeysa
1) to spirt out, gush forth (þeysti E. upp ór sér spýju mikla);
þeysa
2) to make rush on (þá þeysti hann líð sitt at þeim fram); ~ reiðina, to ride at a gallop; with dat. (~ út úvígum her ór borginni); absol., þeir þeystu þá sem harðast at þeim, they rushed violently on them;
þeysa
3) refl., ~st, to dash, rush on (þá þeystist eptir allr múgrinn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
dat.
dative.

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