At-svif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

At-svif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 at-svif

n. incident, bearing, Sks. 682.

2 at-svif

β. medic. lipothymia, a fainting fit, swoon, Fél. ix. 185; cp. að svífa yfir e-n, to be taken in a fit, Sturl. iii. 286.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛏ-ᛋᚢᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
medic.
medicinally.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fél.
Félags-rit.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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