Definitions
Definitions
1 svelja
pres. svelr; pret. svalði, to swell, an obsolete word, only two forms of which are recorded; gadd svelr blóðug-hadda, Edda 23 (in a verse); húfar svölðu, Edda (Ht.)
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
svelja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "svelja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).