Peisa

Old Norse Dictionary - peisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "peisa"

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

peisa
u, f. [from Engl. piece; Gael. pios], a jerkin, the upper ‘piece,’ of a woman’s dress: in Icel. the word was prob. borrowed in the 15th century from English or Scottish traders, and is now very freq.; band-p., prjóna-p.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Gael.
Gaelic.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
prob.
probably.

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