Svidda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svidda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svidda

adj. indecl., contr. form svidaði, N. G. L. i. 341, v. l. 14; svedae, 399; svidauðar, 341, l. 1; qs. sve-dái, sve-dauðr; [the etymology is uncertain, but it appears to be a compd word, the latter part being -dái or -dauðr]:—suddenly-dead, from falling sickness or the like; in the old eccl. law the word is used of cattle that have died a natural death, whose flesh may not be eaten; um svidda ok úátan, … eta svidda … þat köllu vér svidda er engi maðr veit bana at, N. G. L. i. 18; sveita né sviða … þat heitir allt sviða er svá verðr dautt at eigi ganga manns handa-verk til, 341 (sviðaði v. l. 14); um svedae, 399; allt annat ef sviða liggr, 144, 342; verða s., K. Þ. K. 172, K. Á. 198.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛏᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
contr.
contracted.
decl.
declined.
eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
indecl.
indeclinable.
l.
Linnæus.
part
participle.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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