Svip-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - svip-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svip-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svip-ligr
- adj. unstable; sviplig sæla, Al. 115: sightly, ekki sýndisk henni konan sviplig, Ld. 328: sudden, s. atburðr, a sudden accident; hljóp fram piltr einn heldr svipligr, suddenly (prob. an error for ú-svipligr, ill looking, ill-favoured, Cod. Ub.), Grett. 93 new Ed.; konungr varð svipligr við þenna atburð, Fas. iii. 610; íll-svipligr, ill-looking, Fb. i. 260.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛒ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Cod.
- Codex.
- l.
- line.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ub.
- Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)