Sverta

Meaning of Old Norse word "sverta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word sverta can mean:sverta

sverta

1. t, [svartr], to make black, blacken.

sverta

2. u, f. a black, a black dye.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements