Svellr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svellr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svellr

part. qs. svelldr, swelling high; með svellu sinni. Pass. 7. 4; svellt hafði hón belti, Bs. ii. (in a verse).

2 svellr

II. svellað, swollen with ice, Hem.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hem.
Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.

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