SVEITI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SVEITI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SVEITI

a, m. (mod. sviti), [A. S. swât; Engl. sweat; Germ. schweiss; Dan. sved; cp. Lat. sudor]:—sweat; blóð ok sveita, Blas. 45; spratt honum sveiti í enni, Nj. 68; konungr hafði fengit sveita, got into a perspiration, Fms. viii. 444.

2 SVEITI

2. a bloody-sweat (blóð-sveiti), Fas. i. 159.

3 SVEITI

COMPDS: sveitabora, sveitadúkr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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