Vers

Old Norse Dictionary - vers

Meaning of Old Norse word "vers" in English.

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

vers Old Norse word can mean:

vers: n. [Lat. versus], a verse; ástráð Catonis, þat er hann réð syni sínum í versum, Skálda (Thorodd) 164; klausur eða vers, 174: of Latin composition, les fyrir oss þat er þú hefir diktað—Hann las þar af vers er hann hafði gört til Frú Abbadísar á Stað—Legg af héðan af versagörð, sagði erki-biskup, ok studera heldr í kirkjunnar lögum, Bs. i. 799, 800; kenna sönglist ok versgörð, 239; höfuð-staf þésins rit ek hvergi nema í vers-upphafi, Skálda 168. In mod. usage ‘vers’ is said of the ‘verses’ of hymns, but else ‘vísa’ or ‘erindi’ (eyrendi), Máriu-vers = Ave Maria, Bs. i. 352.

vers: COMPDS: versabók, versagraðall, versagörð.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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