Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svell

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 svell

n. swollen ice, a lump of ice; mikit svell var hlaupit upp, Nj. 144; svell þrútnar upp hjá garði, Grág. ii. 283; svelli ok hjarni var steypt yfir alla jörð, Fms. ii. 228: in mod. usage ‘svell’ is ice with solid ground beneath, ‘iss’ ice on water: poët., handar svell, the ice of the hand, i. e. gold; sárs, dreyra, fetla svell, ‘wound-ice,’ i. e. weapons, Lex. Poët.

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Runic Inscription

svell

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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