Sviðnur

Old Norse Dictionary - sviðnur

Meaning of Old Norse word "sviðnur"

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

sviðnur
f. pl. a local name of islands in western Icel., where salt was made by burning sea-weed (salt-sviða), see Landn. 2. ch. 23, and Gullþ. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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