Gisinn

Old Norse Dictionary - gisinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "gisinn"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gisinn
part. [Swed. gisten; Scot. and North. E. geizened], leaky, of tubs, wooden vessels, freq. in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛋᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
North. E.
Northern English.
part.
participle.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed.
Swedish.

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