Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svella

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

svella

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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