Sviðna

Old Norse Dictionary - sviðna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sviðna"

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

sviðna
að, to be singed; loði sviðnar, Gm. 1; eigi sviðnuðu hinar minnstu trefr, Fms. i. 266; sviðnar þat at eins en brennr eigi, Sks. 145; torfi því er sviðnaði, Ísl. ii. 412; hendr sviðnuðu, Gkv. 3. 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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