Sveitungr
Old Norse Dictionary - sveitungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveitungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sveitungr can mean:sveitungr
- sveitungr
- m. a man belonging to a sveit (I. 1), a comrade; vil ek fylgja sveitungum mínum, ÓH. 209.
- sveitungr
- 2. followers; Hrói sveitungr jarls, Fms. ix. 413; Magnúss ok hans sveitungar, M, and his men, vii. 169; jafnan skildi sveitunga þeirra á, ix. 424; sveitunga mína mun ek ekki af hendi láta, Eg. 66; sneri hann aptr með sveitunga sína, 300; heimta at sveitungum sínum, Nj. 256; hann drap mart af sveitungum þeirra, Fms. vii. 303; Snækollr ok enn fleiri sveitungar, ix. 425; at þú komir mér í sætt við sveitunga mína, my countrymen, Fb. i. 136.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)