Svikall

Old Norse Dictionary - svikall

Meaning of Old Norse word "svikall"

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

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.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
contr.
contracted.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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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