Byssa

Old Norse Dictionary - byssa

Meaning of Old Norse word "byssa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

byssa
u, f. [Lat. pyxis], a box, Vm. 117, D. N.: mod. a gun (Germ. büchse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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