Veisa
Old Norse Dictionary - veisa
Meaning of Old Norse word "veisa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word veisa can mean:veisa
- veisa
- u, f. a pool, pond of stagnant water, cesspool; þá reið hann í eina hverja veisu, Fb, i. 354; stóðu Birkibeinar í veisu nökkurri, Fms, ix. 517, v. l.; fyrir ofan veisuna, viii. 191; var veisa ein yfir at fara, Grett. 161 A; veisu-galti, a cesspool-bog, a nickname, Þórð., freq. in mod. Icel.
- veisa
- II. the name of a farm, Lv. 80; Veisan is the name of a tarn at Lister in Norway, Fritzner s. v. Veisu-menn, m. pl. the men from Veisa, Lv. 82.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)