Svoli

Old Norse Dictionary - svoli

Meaning of Old Norse word "svoli"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

svoli
a, m. [svola?], prop. a burnt rafter (?): metaph. a huge brutish person, svola-legr, adj. brutish.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
prop.
proper, properly.

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