Kvisa

Old Norse Dictionary - kvisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvisa" in English.

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

kvisa Old Norse word can mean:

kvisa
1. að, to gossip, whisper; nú sem hann sér sína menn kvisa með sér, Stj. 518; þér hafit kvisat í milli yðvar, at …, Edda 30.
kvisa
2. u, f. a kind of bird, Edda ii. 488.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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