vísi

See also: visi

Old Norse

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

vísi

  1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of víss

Etymology 2

Formally, vísa (“show, direct”) +‎ -i (agent suffix), cognate with Old English wīsa, Old High German wīso

Noun

vísi m (genitive vísa)

  1. (poetic) leader, chief
Declension
Declension of vísi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vísi vísinn vísar vísarnir
accusative vísa vísann vísa vísana
dative vísa vísanum vísum vísunum
genitive vísa vísans vísa vísanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: vísi m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vise m
  • Swedish: vise m
Further reading
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vísi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 500; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vísi

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of vísir

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vísi

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive active of vísa
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