Upp-svíar

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-svíar

Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-svíar"

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

upp-svíar
m. pl. the ‘Up-Swedes,’ the North Swedes, Hkr. ii. 137, Fms. xii.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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