Vissa
Old Norse Dictionary - vissa
Meaning of Old Norse word "vissa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vissa can mean:vissa
- vissa
- u, f. certain knowledge, certainty; hafa vissu af e-u, to have a certainty, certain knowledge of, Stj. 12; hafa örugga vissu af hvar hann er, id.; þó at hann hefði eigi fulla vissa af hverr sá Guð var, Fms. ii. 47; hafa skynsemd eðr vissu af e-u, i. 138; útan alla vissu, Stj. 6; göra e-m vissu af e-u, to give notice of, Grett. 68 new Ed., Fas. iii. 118, Fb. iii. 316; þá kom sú vissa (certain news) norðan frá Hólum, at …, Bs. i. 824; vita sína fulla vissu, to know for certain, Rétt. 30.
- vissa
- 2. a surety, as a law term; setja vissu fyrir e-u, N. G. L. ii. 336, D. N. i. 480.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)