Púss

Old Norse Dictionary - púss

Meaning of Old Norse word "púss"

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

púss
m. [Bohem. páss = a girdle], = pungr, q. v.; hann tók línhúfu ór pússi sínum, Nj. 193; tók hann þá jaxl ór pússi sínum, 203, Fms. vi. 235., Þorst. Síðu H. 177; þá mundi horfinn hlutr ór pússi hans, Landn. 174.

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

Abbreviations used:

Bohem.
Bohemian.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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