Yss
Old Norse Dictionary - yssMeaning of Old Norse word "yss" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yss
- m. the noise of a swarm, bustle of a crowd (whence the mod. ös, f. = a crowd); þá görðisk yss mikill á þinginu, Eg. 350; síðan skulu þér fylkja hváru-tveggja liðinn … ok görit sem mestan ysinn. Fms. viii. 434; þá varð yss mikill í skálanum, Háv. 31; hér var yss á fólki, Skíða R. 130, Fas. iii. 532; hann sá ys fólksins, Matt. ix. 23.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
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