Svefn-skemma
Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-skemma
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefn-skemma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefn-skemma
- u, f. = svefnbúr, Fas. i. 359, Eg. 80, Fms. vi. 188, Landn. 215, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾ-ᛋᚴᛁᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)