Svignir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svignir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Svignir

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

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚴᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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