Svelja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svelja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svelja

pres. svelr; pret. svalði, to swell, an obsolete word, only two forms of which are recorded; gadd svelr blóðug-hadda, Edda 23 (in a verse); húfar svölðu, Edda (Ht.)

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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