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 ), 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.)
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