Ú-svifrandi
Old Norse Dictionary - ú-svifrandi
Meaning of Old Norse word "ú-svifrandi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ú-svifrandi
- part. polluting, a απ. λεγ. in Haustl. as an epithet of the giant Thiazzi in an eagle’s shape; ú. Ása, the defiler of the gods (?).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢ-ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)