Bjarn-sviða
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarn-sviða
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarn-sviða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarn-sviða
- u, f. a large knife for killing bears, Eb. 298, Fas. iii. 546.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᛋᚢᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)