Definitions
Definitions
1 svín-beygja
ð, to make one stoop like a swine, a word of contempt (cp. make one pass the Caudine forks); svínbeygt hefi ek nú þann er ríkastr er með Svíum, Edda 83, Fs. 53.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
svín-beygja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "svín-beygja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).