Svigi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svigi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svigi

a, m. [Engl. switch], a switch; sviga læ switch-bane, i. e. the fire, Vsp.; hann tók einn sviga ok ætlar at berja piltinn með, Ísl. ii. 179; sviga í hendi, Ó. T. 6, Fms. viii. 322, x. 216; berja e-n svigum, Blas. 42; skulu þér höggva yðr sviga stóra ór viði, Vápn. 15.

2 svigi

2. mod. a hoop of switch; tunnu-svigi.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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