Svima
Old Norse Dictionary - svima
Meaning of Old Norse word "svima"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word svima can mean:svima
- svima
- að, to swim; svimaði þar yfir ána, Grett. 137 new Ed. (svam v. l.); svimar, Sks. 28, v. l.
- svima
- II. impers. to be giddy; mig svimar (my head swims), in mod. usage = svimra, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- mod.
- modern.
- pers.
- person.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)