Vessi

Old Norse Dictionary - vessi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vessi" in English.

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

vessi
a, m. [perh. akin to vatn or to varri; Dan. vædske], a watery humour, of the body, freq. in mod. usage. vessa-mikill and vessa-ríkr, adj. humorous, of the body.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.

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