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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Konunga 2III

[7] vísi (m.) ‘leader’: An agent noun derived from the weak verb vísa ‘direct’ (cf. OHG wīso, OE wīsa ‘leader’). The later form of the word is vísir, and both forms are used only in poetry.

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