vísi

See also: visi

Old Norse

Etymology

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Adjective

vísi

1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of víss

Noun

vísi m (genitive vísa)

1. (poetic) leader, chief

vísi

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of vísir

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

• 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 [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/500 Internet Archive]

Verb

vísi

1. third-person singular present subjunctive active of vísa