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Kvisa

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2 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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

kvisa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kvisa" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

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

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