Kvisa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvisa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kvisa

1. að, to gossip, whisper; nú sem hann sér sína menn kvisa með sér, Stj. 518; þér hafit kvisat í milli yðvar, at …, Edda 30.

2 kvisa

2. u, f. a kind of bird, Edda ii. 488.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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