Svidda

Old Norse Dictionary - svidda

Meaning of Old Norse word "svidda"

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

svidda: adj. indecl., contr. form svidaði, N. G. l. i. 341, v. l. 14; svedae, 399; svidauðar, 341, l. 1; qs. sve-dái, sve-dauðr; [the etymology is uncertain, but it appears to be a compd word, the latter part being -dái or -dauðr]:—suddenly-dead, from falling sickness or the like; in the old eccl. law the word is used of cattle that have died a natural death, whose flesh may not be eaten; um svidda ok úátan, … eta svidda … þat köllu vér svidda er engi maðr veit bana at, N. G. l. i. 18; sveita né sviða … þat heitir allt sviða er svá verðr dautt at eigi ganga manns handa-verk til, 341 (sviðaði v. l. 14); um svedae, 399; allt annat ef sviða liggr, 144, 342; verða s., K. Þ. K. 172, K. Á. 198.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

contr.: contracted.

decl.: declined.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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