Svefn-styggr
Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-styggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefn-styggr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefn-styggr
- adj. ‘sleep-shy’, sleeping lightly, Fas. iii. 124.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾ-ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)