Svei
Old Norse Dictionary - svei
Meaning of Old Norse word "svei"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svei
- interj. fye! svei, segir hón, aldri muntú vel reynask, Þórð. 74; with dat., svei þér, fye upon thee! Th. 21; svei mér syndugum! 20; svei verði þínum legg! Fms. vii. 122; svei verði mínum herra, ef …, Karl. 301; svei verði yðr svá rennandi! Fms. viii. 401; svei þér! is the cry of an Icel. shepherd to a dog if he worries a sheep or barks at a stranger; svei-svei-svei!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)