Prísund

Old Norse Dictionary - prísund

Meaning of Old Norse word "prísund" in English.

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

prísund
f. [Fr.], a prison, Fms. vi. 167, xi. 284, Hkr. iii. 69, Bs. i. 822, Al. 18: metaph., Stj. 157.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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