Vísir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vísir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vísir

m. an index, botan. a sprout; sýndisk mér vísirinn vaxa smám, of a grape, Stj. 200: the saying, mjór er mikils vísir, reminding one of the parable of the mustard seed in the N. T.

2 vísir

II. = vísi, a leader, king, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.: botanically.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. T.: New Testament.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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