Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svoddan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 svoddan

adj. indecl. such, Dan. saadan (mod. and borrowed from Low Germ. through Dan., and much used since the Reformation), Pass. 4. 18, 35. 6, 50. 6, Vídal. passim, so in mod. speech, in which it is gradually displacing the old and vernacular slíkr.

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Runic Inscription

svoddan

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
decl.: declined.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
indecl.: indeclinable.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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