Svína-hirðir
Old Norse Dictionary - svína-hirðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "svína-hirðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svína-hirðir
- m. a swine-herd, Mart. 123, Fas. i. 430 (see the verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚾᛅ-ᚼᛁᚱᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mart.
- Martinus Saga. (F. III.)