Viss
Old Norse Dictionary - viss
Meaning of Old Norse word "viss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- viss
- adj. [Germ. gewiss]; viss and víss are two forms of the same word, the former of a more limited use, = certain, sure; thus Icel. say, það er vísast (it is most likely); but það er vissast, ‘tis safest; er sú regla vissust, the safest rule, Rb. 262; see víss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Germ.
- German.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)