Svefni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svefni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svefni

n. sleepiness, Hom. 26: cohabitation, in the law phrase, biðja konu svefnis, Grág. i. 337, 338; brjóta konu til svefnis, to ravish, ii. 60, N. G. L. i. 71, 357.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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