Hvisse

Old Danish Dictionary - hvisse

Meaning of Old Danish word "Hvisse", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Hvisse can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) tysse på, lulle i søvn. Moth. —
  • 2) jage bort med udråbet hvis. Moth. Ordet er vel i begge bet, afledet af udråbso. hvis = nuv. hys. Smign. sv. hys og hyssa; Aasen: hussa; Schitze,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᛋᛋᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
sv.
svensk.
udråbso.
udråbsord (interjectio).

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