Askr

Viking Language Dictionary - askr

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "askr"

askr
<-s, -ar> m ash, ash tree; ash spear; small ship; the great ash tree, Yggdrasill

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛅᛋᚴᚱ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛆᛌᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m
masculine
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