Versa

Old Norse Dictionary - versa

Meaning of Old Norse word "versa" in English.

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

versa
að, to put into verse (Latin), opp. to dikta, of prose composition; framr í klerkdómi at dikta ok versa, Bs. i. 794; Galterus sá er versat hefir sögu þessa, Al. 30 (of the Alexandreis); bæði diktaði hann vel ok versaði, Bs. i. 239.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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