Svipall
Old Norse Dictionary - svipall
Meaning of Old Norse word "svipall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svipall
- adj. (svipull), shifty, changeable; svipul verðr mér sona-eignin, Grett. 123 A; afla svipulla sæmda, Al. 163: unstable, svipul er sjó-veiðr, svipull er sjóvar-afli, a saying, Hallgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛒᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.