Norðr-sveitir

Old Norse Dictionary - norðr-sveitir

Meaning of Old Norse word "norðr-sveitir" in English.

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

norðr-sveitir
f. pl. the northern counties, Fms. ii. 202.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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