Nýsa
Old Norse Dictionary - nýsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "nýsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word nýsa can mean:nýsa
- nýsa
- t, mod. form hnýsa, see introduction to letter H (B. II. 2. γ); [akin to njósn]:—to pry, enquire; nýsta ek niðr, Hm. 140; svá nýsisk fróðra hverr fyrr, 7; nýsumk hins, ok hygg at því, Stor. 13: mod. hnýsa, forvitnin holdsins hnýsir þrátt í Herrans leyndar-dóma, Pass. 21. 2.
- nýsa
- II. reflex., hnýsast í e-ð, to pry into; hnýsast í bréfið, to pry into a letter; hence hnýsinn, adj. curious, in a bad sense; hnýsni, curiosity.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- adj.
- adjective.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)