Svari-bróðir
Old Norse Dictionary - svari-bróðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "svari-bróðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svari-bróðir
- m. (svara-bróðir, Gísl. 21, Fms. xi. 206), a sworn brother, confederate, (= fóstbróðir, q. v.), Fbr. 32, 128, Fms. xi. 343.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚱᛁ-ᛒᚱᚢᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)