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Sví-virða

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 sví-virða

1. ð (mod. t), [sví and virða], to dishonour, disgrace, put to shame, Fs. 60, Fms. xi. 55; svívirðr, Ld. 40.

2 sví-virða

2. u, f. a disgrace, Nj. 15, 139, Fms. xi. 65, 86, Stj. 21.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

sví-virða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sví-virða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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