Svif
Old Norse Dictionary - svif
Meaning of Old Norse word "svif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word svif can mean:svif
- svif
- n. [svífa], a swinging round, veering, esp. of a ship; þá varð svá mikit svif at skipinu, at eldr kom í dokkuna, Fms. x. 53: plur., at-svif, an attack, swoon; um-svif, turmoil.
- svif
- 2. the nick if time; í þeim (þessum) svifum, Fas. i. 26, Karl. 182, 261.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)