Svafnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svafnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svafnir

m. [svefja], a sleep-maker, soother, Lat. sopitor; fjör-svafnir, the name of a sword, Nj.: poët. a serpent, Gm., Edda, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛅᚠᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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