KYSSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KYSSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KYSSA

t, [koss; Goth. kukjan; A. S. cyssjan; Engl. kiss; Germ. küssen; Dan. kysse; Swed. kyssa]:—to kiss, Hkv. 2. 13, Þkv. 27, Hkv. Hjörv. 43, Skv. 3. 4, Grág. i. 337, Landn. 247; kysti Kormakr Steingerði tvá kossa, Korm. 224; k. á hönd or kné e-m, as a token of homage, Fms. v. 238, vii. 314: whence the phrase, margr kyssir á þá hönd, er hann vildi gjarna af væri, viii. 231.

2 KYSSA

II. reflex. in a recipr. sense, to kiss one another, Sd. 142, Sks. 513.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛋᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pr.: proper.
recipr.: reciprocally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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