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Old English
Etymology
From æsċ (“ash, spear, lance, ship”) + tīr (“fame, glory, honor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
æsċtīr m (nominative plural æsċtīras)
- glory, spear-glory, fame from battle
- Sigor eft áhwearf of norþmonna níðgeteóne, æsctír wera. ― Victory after turning back the attack of the Northmen, battle-glory of the troop. (Cd. Th. 124, 24 ; Gen. 2067.)