Svefnugr
Old Norse Dictionary - svefnugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefnugr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefnugr
- adj. [Dan. sövnig], sleepy; svefngar (plur.), Sdm. 36; svefnugr ok latr, 656 B. 2; þeir vóru mjök svefnugir, Sturl. iii. 256, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)