Vísa

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

vísa Old Icelandic word can mean:

vísa

I)

vísa

(að, rarely -ta, -t), v. to show, point out, indicate;

vísa

~ e-m leið, to show one the way;

vísa

~ augum í e-n, to direct, fix the eyes on one;

vísa

~ hundi at mann í, to set a hound on a person;

vísa

~ e-m til sætis, to show one where to sit;

vísa

~ e-m til landskostar, to direct one to the best of the land;

vísa

þeir vísuðu honum til Kols, they showed him the way to Kol, told him where he was to be found;

vísa

~ e-m til vegar, to show one the road;

vísa

~ e-m frá, to send one away, reject an application;

vísa

~ á e-t, to point at, indicate (fleiri eru þau tíðindi, er kvæðit ~r á);

vísa

~ svá til, at, to indicate (~ ok svá til enskar bœkr, at);

vísa

impers., ~r svá til í sögu Bjarnar, it is indicated, referred to, in the story of B.;

vísa

with infin., ~ e-m at gera e-t, to tell, prompt one to do a thing.

vísa

II)

vísa

f. verse, strophe, stanza (hann orti kvæði ok eru þessar vísur í).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛅ

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary