Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svarfaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 svarfaðr

svörfuðr, svörfr, m. a sweeper, desolator (?), a nickname, Landn.; whence Svarfaðar-dalr, the name of a county in Icel.; Svarf-dælir, m. pl. the men from S.: Svarfdœla-saga, u, f. the Saga of the S., Landn.

2 svarfaðr

II. svarfaðr eru sjau tigir, Edda i. 534, v. l. 7 (in Cod. Ub. and Arna-Magn. 748).

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

svarfaðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)

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