Svefn-ærr
Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-ærr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefn-ærr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefn-ærr
- adj. ‘sleep-raving;’ in the phrase, s. ok dauða-drukkinn, sleep-mad and dead-drunk, Hkr. i. 17, Fms. viii. 189.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾ-ᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)