Kausi

Old Norse Dictionary - kausi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kausi"

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

kausi
a, m. [kause, Ivar Aasen], a cat, = kisa, q. v.; Snorri mælti við son sinn Þórð kausa, sér köttrinn músina, sees the cat the mouse? Ísl. ii. 309:—a nickname, Eb.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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