Sveifi-rúm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sveifi-rúm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sveifi-rúm

n. room for the tiller to work so as to veer the ship; sigla svá nær at eigi sé sveifrúm, N. G. L. ii. 281, Jb. 396; sveifingar-rúm, 396 B: svif-rúm, N. G. L. l. c. (v. l. 8, 11), whence mod. svig-rúm: room to move the body freely, eg hafði ekki svigrúm til þess.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚠᛁ-ᚱᚢᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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