Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svipa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 svipa

u, f. a whip; berja með svipum, Stj. 578, MS. 623. 12; hann hafði svipu í hendi ok keyrði hana, Sd. 185: esp. a horse-whip, svipu-ól, svipu-skapt, the lash, handle of a whip. svipu-leikr, m. a play, ‘swoop-game,’ perh. it should be sviðu-leikr (sviþu-leikr, p having crept in for þ), Fms. iii. 193, 196.

2 svipa

II. gramm. a polysyndeton; svipa heitir þat ef fleiri sann-kenningar heyra einum hlut, Skálda 193.

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Runic Inscription

svipa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
gramm.: grammar.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
perh.: perhaps.
pret.: preterite.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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