Sveiti
Old Norse Dictionary - sveiti
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveiti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sveiti can mean:sveiti
- sveiti
- a, m. (mod. sviti), [A. S. swât; Engl. sweat; Germ. schweiss; Dan. sved; cp. Lat. sudor]:—sweat; blóð ok sveita, BlaS. 45; spratt honum sveiti í enni, Nj. 68; konungr hafði fengit sveita, got into a perspiration, FmS. viii. 444.
- sveiti
- 2. a bloody-sweat (blóð-sveiti), FaS. i. 159.
- sveiti
- COMPDS: sveitabora, sveitadúkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)