Keis

Old Norse Dictionary - keis

Meaning of Old Norse word "keis"

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

keis
f. [akin to keikr], a round belly, freq. in mod. usage: a nickname, Sturl. iii. 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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