Kvisa
Old Norse Dictionary - kvisa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvisa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kvisa can mean:kvisa
- kvisa
- 1. að, to gossip, whisper; nú sem hann sér sína menn kvisa með sér, Stj. 518; þér hafit kvisat í milli yðvar, at …, Edda 30.
- kvisa
- 2. u, f. a kind of bird, Edda ii. 488.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)