Veisa

Old Norse Dictionary - veisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "veisa" in English.

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

veisa Old Norse word can mean:

veisa: u, f. a pool, pond of stagnant water, cesspool; þá reið hann í eina hverja veisu, Fb, i. 354; stóðu Birkibeinar í veisu nökkurri, Fms, ix. 517, v. l.; fyrir ofan veisuna, viii. 191; var veisa ein yfir at fara, Grett. 161 A; veisu-galti, a cesspool-bog, a nickname, Þórð., freq. in mod. Icel.

veisa: II. the name of a farm, Lv. 80; Veisan is the name of a tarn at Lister in Norway, Fritzner s. v. Veisu-menn, m. pl. the men from Veisa, Lv. 82.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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