Svanni
Old Norse Dictionary - svanni
Meaning of Old Norse word "svanni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svanni
- a, m. [akin to svanr or svangr?], poët. a lady, Edda 108, Kormak, Hallfred, Rm., freq. in old and mod. poetry.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)