Herbergis-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - herbergis-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "herbergis-sveinn" in English.

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

herbergis-sveinn
m. id., Fb. i. 347, ii. 284, Hkr. iii. 324, Stj. 518, 641, Fas. i. 317: in mod. usage, room, svefn-herbergi, a bedroom; gesta-h., an inn, Luke ii. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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