Svignir

Old Norse Dictionary - svignir

Meaning of Old Norse word "svignir"

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

svignir
m. pl. = Sygnir, q. v.; in Svigna-kappi, a nickname, Landn.; Svigna-skarð, a farm in western Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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