Vos

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vos

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vos

n. a small suppurating pimple; perh. fem. is the better form; the word is freq. in mod. usage, and seems to occur in Harms. 44 (vos ok löstu, see Lex. Poët. s. v. vös).

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚢᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

fem.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
perh.: perhaps.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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