Sveif
Old Norse Dictionary - sveif
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sveif
- f. [svífa], a tiller, Fas. iii. 197; sels sveif, a seal’s paw, N. G. L. i. 363.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)