Svig

Meaning of Old Norse word "svig"

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

Old Norse word svig can mean:svig

svig

n. [sveigja, from a lost strong verb svíga, sveig, sviginn], a bend, curve, circuit, esp. in the adverbial phrase, fara í svig. to pass by in a circuit, avoid; fór snekkjan í svig við jarls skip. Fms. ii. 299; þeir fóru í svig við konung, Eg. 52. Karl. 243; í svig við Hlíðarenda, Nj. 69, v. l.; sá hann at maðr gékk í svig við hann. Fas. ii. 344; í svig löndum, off the coast, Lex. Poët.

svig

2. phrases, vinna svig á e-m, to make to give way, overcome; gætum til at þeir vinni engi svig á oss, Fms. vi. 324; fá svig á, id. (cp. Dan. faa bugt med), Al. 89, Róm. 354; bað þá ef þeir fengi nokkur svig á, at glettask við Bagla, Fms. viii. 305; freista svigs á, to try, 413.

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