Byssa
Old Norse Dictionary - byssa
Meaning of Old Norse word "byssa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- byssa
- u, f. [Lat. pyxis], a box, Vm. 117, D. N.: mod. a gun (Germ. büchse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)