Svikall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svikall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svikall

mod. svikull, adj., contr. sviklar, Gd. 49; inn svikli, Flóv. 36; but svikalir, Hkr. iii. 227; svikalasta, Anecd. 100, as also in mod. usage:—treacherous, Fær. 138, Fms. i. 219, passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚴᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
contr.: contracted.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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