Svill
Old Norse Dictionary - svill
Meaning of Old Norse word "svill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svill
- f., pl. svillar, = syll, sylla; [A. S. syl; Engl. sill; Germ. schwelle]:—a sill of a door; nýjar svillar, nýjar sperrur, D. N. iii. 409.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)