Lopt-svalir

Old Norse Dictionary - lopt-svalir

Meaning of Old Norse word "lopt-svalir" in English.

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

lopt-svalir
f. pl. a balcony, gallery, lattice, Orkn. 74, Fms. vi. 270, 338, Stj. 606, (2 Kings i. 72, a lattice in his upper chamber.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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