Svipan
Old Norse Dictionary - svipan
Meaning of Old Norse word "svipan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word svipan can mean:svipan
- svipan
- f. a ‘swoop,’ suddenness; þessi atburðr varð með svá skjótri svipan, at …, Nj. 144; kasta með harðri svipan, quickly, Fas. i. 67; sverða s., the’swoop of swords’ poët., Skv. 2. 19: a fight, þar varð hörð s., Fms. v.ii. 317; varð hörð s. um hríð, ix. 257, 311; svipan þeirra frá ek snarpa, Nj. (in a verse).
- svipan
- II. the nick of time, critical moment, in battle; í þeirri s. féll Þorgils, Eg. 92, Fms. v.. 78, v. l.; féllu menn hans í þessi s., Fms. ii. 313; í þessi s., Ld. 244, Fb. ii. 355 (ský-svipan, Fms. v. 80, l. c.), Fms. x. 365 (in all these instances of a battle); varla vitum ver hver s. í er, Njarð. 378.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛒᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Njarð.
- Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)