Vís-eyrir

Old Norse Dictionary - vís-eyrir

Meaning of Old Norse word "vís-eyrir" in English.

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

vís-eyrir
m. ‘safe money,’ a king’s revenue, answering to the revenue of modern times, including land-tax, payment of leiðangr, Rétt., Thom., D. n. passim, Ann. 1331; víseyris stefna, a meeting of tax-gatherers, D. n.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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