Auð-sveipr
Old Norse Dictionary - auð-sveipr
Meaning of Old Norse word "auð-sveipr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- auð-sveipr
- (and now also auðsveipinn, whence auðsveipni, f.), adj. pliable, yielding, now esp. used of good, obedient children, Bs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚦ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)