Meisingr

Old Norse Dictionary - meisingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "meisingr"

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

meisingr
m. [A. S. mâse; Engl. tit-‘mouse’ (a different word from mouse, Icel. mús); O. H. G. meisa; Germ. meise; Ivar Aasen meis]:—a titmouse, Lat. parus. Edda (gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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