Meiss

Old Norse Dictionary - meiss

Meaning of Old Norse word "meiss" in English.

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

meiss: m. [O. H. G. meisa], a wooden box, a basket (in Norway of any basket of wicker-work); meis hefi ek á baki, verðrat matrinn betri, Hbl. 3; hann hafði mikinn meis á baki … rótar ofan í meisinn öllum fiskunum, þá er fullr meissinn, Grett. 137; selja mjöl í meisum, Gþl. 491; hann hafði borit í meis á baki sér Örvandil … ein tá hafði staðit ór meisinum, Edda 59; meisa síld, barrel-herrings, N. G. l. ii. 250; kola-meiss, Art., freq. in mod. usage; hey-meiss, a hay-box in which the hay is given to the cows, one meiss to each head of cattle.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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