Svefni
Old Norse Dictionary - svefni
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefni
- n. sleepiness, Hom. 26: cohabitation, in the law phrase, biðja konu svefnis, Grág. i. 337, 338; brjóta konu til svefnis, to ravish, ii. 60, n. G. L. i. 71, 357.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)