Svall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svall

n. [identical with soll (q. v.) and Engl. swill]:—a drunken bout; and svalla, að, to swill, drink hard. svallari, a, m. a swiller, debauchee.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.
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