Svaðill

Old Norse Dictionary - svaðill

Meaning of Old Norse word "svaðill"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word svaðill can mean:svaðill

svaðill
m. a slippery place: in the phrase, fara svaðil fyrir e-m, to get on slippery ice, get a bad fall, Fms. vii. 56, Stj. 433, 513.
svaðill
COMPDS: svaðil-farar, -ferðir, f. pl. disasters, Ísl. ii. 54; veita e-m svaðilfarar, Fms. viii. 408; fara svaðilförum fyrir e-m = fara svaðil, vii. 261. Svaðil-fari, a, m. a mythical steed, the father of Sleipnir, see Hdl., Edda.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚦᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
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