veisa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waisǭ, compare Old English wāse (marsh, mire), Old High German waso and Dutch waas.

Noun

veisa f

  1. pool; pond; cesspool

Declension

Declension of veisa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative veisa veisan veisur veisurnar
accusative veisu veisuna veisur veisurnar
dative veisu veisunni veisum veisunum
genitive veisu veisunnar veisna veisnanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “veisa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive