SVEI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SVEI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SVEI

interj. fye! svei, segir hón, aldri muntú vel reynask, Þórð. 74; with dat., svei þér, fye upon thee! Th. 21; svei mér syndugum! 20; svei verði þínum legg! Fms. vii. 122; svei verði mínum herra, ef …, Karl. 301; svei verði yðr svá rennandi! Fms. viii. 401; svei þér! is the cry of an Icel. shepherd to a dog if he worries a sheep or barks at a stranger; svei-svei-svei!

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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