Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svelgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 svelgr

m. [Shetl. swelchie], a swirl, whirlpool, current, stream, = röst, q. v.; var þar eptir svelgr í hafinu, Edda; sem svelgr í hafi eða Sirtes aðr Scylla, Al. 50.

2 svelgr

2. esp. as a local name of the race in the Pentland Firth, Orkn. 276, Ó. H. 193, Fms. x. 145.

3 svelgr

II. metaph. a swallower, spendthrift; þú inn gráðugi svelgr, El. 95; hvel-svelgr himins, Edda (in a verse); vín-svelgr, a wine-swiller, drunkard: hræ-svelgr, carrion-devourer, Vþm.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

svelgr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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