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