Kesja

Old Norse Dictionary - kesja

Meaning of Old Norse word "kesja" in English.

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

kesja Old Norse word can mean:

kesja: u, f. [prob. a Celtic word from Celtic-Latin gaesum, cp. γαισος in Polyb.]:—a kind of halberd, Eg. 202, 285, 289, 378, 380, 387, Sks. 407, Fms. i. 43, iv. 65, vi. 76, 336, 411, 413, vii. 69, 72, 265, viii. 97, 120, 124, 318, 350, ix. 55, x. 314, Stj. 475, 486, Karl. 123; kesju fleinn, Fas. ii. 419; kesju lag, a thrust with a halberd, Fms. viii. 138; kesja skammskept, ii. 330, x. 363;—kesja, atgeir, and höggspjót appear to be the same thing.

kesja: 2. a nickname, Fms. xi.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

prob.: probably.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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