Kerti-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kerti-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kerti-sveinn

and kerta-sveinn, m. a ‘candle-boy,’ link-boy, an attendant on a great man, Hkr. iii. 181, Fms. vi. 422, vii. 159, ix. 421, x. 137, 147, 157.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚱᛏᛁ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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