KEIS

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KEIS

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KEIS

f. [akin to keikr], a round belly, freq. in mod. usage: a nickname, Sturl. iii. 225.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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