Svelja
Old Norse Dictionary - svelja
Meaning of Old Norse word "svelja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)