Íss

Old Icelandic Dictionary - íss

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "íss" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

íss: (gen. íss, pl. ísar), m. ice; ísa (acc.) leggr á vötn, the lakes (rivers) freeze over; ísa leysir, tekr af vötnum, the ice thaws, breaks up.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛋᛋ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

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