Svif-rúm

Meaning of Old Norse word "svif-rúm"

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

svif-rúm

n. room for a ship to swing round when at anchor; see sveif-, (mod. corrupt, svigrúm.)

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