Koss

Old Norse Dictionary - koss

Meaning of Old Norse word "koss" in English.

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

koss Old Norse word can mean:

koss: m. [cp. Ulf. kukjan; A. S. cyss; Engl. kiss; Germ. kuss; Dan. kys; Swed. kyss]:—a kiss; fylgja skal kveðju koss, a saying, Fsm. 48; eptir tárblandinn koss skilja þau, FmS. xi. 425; eigi tjáðu eiðar oss eða margir kossar, Vígl. (in a verse); hann sveigir hana at sér ok verða þá einstaka kossar, FS. 88; með ástsamlegum kossi, Barl. 186; gefa e-m koss, Greg. 46; friðar-koss, a kiss of peace, Nd. 59; Júdas-koss, a Judas-kiss; ekki, Lafranz, vill ek kyssa þik, þvíat þat má vera, ef stundir líða, at þat kallir þú Júdas-koss, BS. i. 842: in Hm. 81 kossa is corrupt for kosta (see kostr I. 4), for in law, kissing a maiden by stealth was a finable offence,—as in the case of the poet Kormak, Korm. ch. 24,—and if against her will it was liable to fjörbaugs-garðr, Grág. i. 337; cp. teygjattu þér at kossi konur, Sdm. 28; laun-koss, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 47.

koss: COMPDS: kossaflens, kossagangr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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