Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Meisingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 meisingr

m. [A. S. mâse; Engl. tit-‘mouse’ (a different word from mouse, Icel. mús); O. H. G. meisa; Germ. meise; Ivar Aasen meis]:—a titmouse, Lat. parus. Edda (Gl.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

meisingr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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