Svinna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svinna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svinna

u, f. sagacity, good sense; kann ek mér meiri svinnu. enn at takask á hendr einn útlendan mann, Ó. H. 144; með enga svinnu, Fms. i. (in a verse); ú-svinna, discourtesy, rudeness.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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