Missir

Old Norse Dictionary - missir

Meaning of Old Norse word "missir"

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

missir
m. = missa, a loss, Fms. vii. 124, Fær. 136. Am. 98, Grett. 98, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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