Keis
Old Norse Dictionary - keisMeaning of Old Norse word "keis" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- keis
- f. [akin to keikr], a round belly, freq. in mod. usage: a nickname, Sturl. iii. 225.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)