Sveimr
Old Norse Dictionary - sveimr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveimr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sveimr
- m. (sveim, n., Orkn. l. c.), a soaring, bustle, stir; göra fjándsligan sveim, Hallfred; sá sveimr görisk um allar herbúðir, at …, Al. 117; í Eyjunum var sveim mikit, in the islands there was mickle stir, Orkn. 334: a nickname, Sturl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)