Sviðu-fölskvi
Old Norse Dictionary - sviðu-fölskvi
Meaning of Old Norse word "sviðu-fölskvi" (or sviðu-fǫlskvi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sviðu-fölskvi (sviðu-fǫlskvi)
- a, m. ashes, Stj. 124.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sviðu-fölskvi may be more accurately written as sviðu-fǫlskvi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚦᚢ-ᚠᚢᛚᛋᚴᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)