Kvis-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - kvis-sögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvis-sögn" (or kvis-sǫgn)

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

kvis-sögn (kvis-sǫgn)
f. and kvis-sögur, f. pl. tale-bearing, Sturl. iii. 125.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvis-sögn may be more accurately written as kvis-sǫgn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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