Svella

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svella

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svella

d, a causal to the preceding, to make to swell; svellendr, Eb. (in a verse); böð-svellendr, sveldr húfr, blown up, Fms. viii. (in a verse); sveldr af harmi, Skáld H.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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