Sveifla
Old Norse Dictionary - sveifla
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveifla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sveifla can mean:sveifla
- sveifla
- 1. að, to swing or spin in a circle, like a top; s. sverði, exi, Nj. 56, 97, Eg. 80, Fas. i. 415, Fbr. 209, Ó. H. 222.
- sveifla
- 2. u, f. a wrestler’s term, a swinging round with one’s antagonist; snúa e-m til sveiflu, Fas. iii. 392, Grett. 15 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚠᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)