Svertingr
Old Norse Dictionary - svertingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svertingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svertingr
- m. a pr. name: Svertingar, [cp. A. S. swertling], the name of an old family, Ld. 2, Saxo.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚱᛏᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)