Vissa

Old Norse Dictionary - vissa

Meaning of Old Norse word "vissa" in English.

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

vissa Old Norse word can mean:

vissa: u, f. certain knowledge, certainty; hafa vissu af e-u, to have a certainty, certain knowledge of, Stj. 12; hafa örugga vissu af hvar hann er, id.; þó at hann hefði eigi fulla vissa af hverr sá Guð var, Fms. ii. 47; hafa skynsemd eðr vissu af e-u, i. 138; útan alla vissu, Stj. 6; göra e-m vissu af e-u, to give notice of, Grett. 68 new Ed., Fas. iii. 118, Fb. iii. 316; þá kom sú vissa (certain news) norðan frá Hólum, at …, Bs. i. 824; vita sína fulla vissu, to know for certain, Rétt. 30.

vissa: 2. a surety, as a law term; setja vissu fyrir e-u, N. G. L. ii. 336, D. N. i. 480.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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