Visna

Old Norse Dictionary - visna

Meaning of Old Norse word "visna" in English.

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

visna
að, to wither, of limbs; visnaða hönd, Bs. i. 123; höndin tók at skjálfa ok visnaði, 781, Stj. 184; morkna ok visna, 185, Karl. 341: esp. of grass, herbs, trees, Matth. xxi. 19, 20; visnað tré, Pass. 32. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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