Svæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "svæði"

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

svæði

n. an open space; görði á storm veðrs er þeir lágu á svæðinu, Fms. ii. 16; Kingála stóð á þar sem mest var svæðit, Grett. 91 A: in the mod. ber-svæði, a bare, open field exposed to wind and rain. ☞ On the Runic stone, Rafn 189, read Svíþjúðu.

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