Fyrir-sverja

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-sverja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-sverja" in English.

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

fyrir-sverja
sór, to forswear, renounce by oath, Fms. x. 396, 419: reflex. to forswear oneself, Hom. 151.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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