Byssa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Byssa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 byssa

u, f. [Lat. pyxis], a box, Vm. 117, D. N.: mod. a gun (Germ. büchse).

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛋᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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