Vís-eyrir
Old Norse Dictionary - vís-eyrir
Meaning of Old Norse word "vís-eyrir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vís-eyrir
- m. ‘safe money,’ a king’s revenue, answering to the revenue of modern times, including land-tax, payment of leiðangr, Rétt., Thom., D. n. passim, Ann. 1331; víseyris stefna, a meeting of tax-gatherers, D. n.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋ-ᛁᚢᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)