Svala
Old Norse Dictionary - svala
Meaning of Old Norse word "svala"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word svala can mean:svala
- svala
- að, to chill, cool; frost má við koma sínu afli at svala, Sks. 197 B; svala sér, to slake one’s thirst.
- svala
- 2. impers. it is cooled; svalaði honum meðan, Sturl. iii. 189; it is chilled, Fms. vi. 422; hann lagðisk í bergskor nökkurri, honum svalaði mjök, vii. 220.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- pers.
- person.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)