Nýsa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nýsa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nýsa" in English.

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

nýsa
(-ta, -t), v. to pry, peer; nýstak niðr, I peered down; svá nýsisk fróðra hverr fyrir, thus every wise man looks about him (= nýsir f. h. fyrir sik).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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