Kussa

Old Norse Dictionary - kussa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kussa" in English.

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

kussa
u, f., mod. kusa, a cow, as a colloquial dimin., freq. in mod. usage; and so cush is used in the north of England: as a nickname, Fms. viii. 247.

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

Abbreviations used:

dimin.
diminutive.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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