Svín-beygja
Old Norse Dictionary - svín-beygja
Meaning of Old Norse word "svín-beygja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svín-beygja
- ð, to make one stoop like a swine, a word of contempt (cp. make one pass the Caudine forks); svínbeygt hefi ek nú þann er ríkastr er með Svíum, Edda 83, Fs. 53.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚾ-ᛒᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)