VEISA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VEISA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VEISA

u, f. a pool, pond of stagnant water, cesspool; þá reið hann í eina hverja veisu, Fb, i. 354; stóðu Birkibeinar í veisu nökkurri, Fms, ix. 517, v. l.; fyrir ofan veisuna, viii. 191; var veisa ein yfir at fara, Grett. 161 A; veisu-galti, a cesspool-bog, a nickname, Þórð., freq. in mod. Icel.

2 VEISA

II. the name of a farm, Lv. 80; Veisan is the name of a tarn at Lister in Norway, Fritzner s. v. Veisu-menn, m. pl. the men from Veisa, Lv. 82.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pl.: plural.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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