Visna
Old Norse Dictionary - visna
Meaning of Old Norse word "visna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- visna
- að, to wither, of limbs; visnaða hönd, Bs. i. 123; höndin tók at skjálfa ok visnaði, 781, Stj. 184; morkna ok visna, 185, Karl. 341: esp. of grass, herbs, trees, Matth. xxi. 19, 20; visnað tré, Pass. 32. 19.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)