Ú-svifr
Old Norse Dictionary - ú-svifr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ú-svifr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ú-svifr can mean:ú-svifr
- ú-svifr
- (not úsvífr), adj. (the r is radical); [the latter part, which only exists in this and the following compds, answers to A. S. syfer, O. H. G. subar, Germ. sauber, Engl. sober, Lat. sobrius, meaning clean; úsvifr = A. S. unsyfre]:—prop. unsober, unclean, but only used in a metaphorical sense.
- ú-svifr
- 2. ‘unwashed,’ coarse, overbearing; Austmenn vóru heldr úsvifir, Sturl. ii. 233; úsvifir ok íllorðir, FmS. iii. 143; hann var úsvifr við sér minni menn, Eb. 42; ú. ok harðgörr, Fas, ii. 470: Ósvifr and Úsyfr (not Ósvífr, for vi changes into y, not ví), Landn., Ld., Sturl. (Ósvifr the Wise).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢ-ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)