Svíar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svíar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Svíar

n. pl. [Suiones, of Tacit. Germ.; Swed. svear], the Swedes, originally in the limited sense of the Northern Swedes,—‘Svea och Göta konung’ is still the title of the king of Sweden; Svía-kind, Svía-dróttinn, Svía-kappi, the kind, lord, champion of the Swedes, Ýt., Lex. Poët.; Freyr Svía-goð, Frey the god of the Swear, Fb. iii. 246; Svía-herr, the host of Swear, Fms. x. 349; Sía-sker, the Swedish skerries, islands in the Baltic near to the Mälar lake; Svía-gríss, the name of a mythical ring, Yngl. S., Edda: Svía-konungar, the Swedish king, passim.

2 Svíar

II. Svía-veldi, the empire of the Swear, Fb. i. 139, Ó. H.; Svía-ríki, mod. Swed. Sveriga, i. e. Sweden, Fb. i. 139, ii. 57; Sví-þjóð, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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