Meisingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Meisingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.)

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᛁᛋᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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