Sviðu-eldr
Old Norse Dictionary - sviðu-eldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sviðu-eldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sviðu-eldr
- m. a roasting fire (for roasting sheep’s heads); um haustið sátu menn við sviðu-elda at Hofi, cp. sviðu-kveld var þat, Fms. vi. (in a verse), Þorst. St. 50.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚦᚢ-ᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)