Engla-sveit

Old Norse Dictionary - engla-sveit

Meaning of Old Norse word "engla-sveit" in English.

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

engla-sveit
f. a host of angels, Hom. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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