Sí-valr

Old Norse Dictionary - sí-valr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sí-valr" in English.

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

sí-valr: adj. [prop. the same as the early Dan. si-wal, early Swed. sifwal, si-hwalf; the word is therefore not from völr, but either from hválf (q. v.) or better from hverfa, by turning r into l, answering to O. H. G. sina-hwerpal, sin-werbal]:—round, of a stock, steeple, or the like; sívalr stokkr, Stj. 251; s. fiskr, opp. to flatr fiskr, Vm. 91: = ball-formed, jarðar mynd er sívallt, … sívallt yfirbragð vatns ok sjóvar, Rb. 466 (but rarely). síval-vaxinn, part. round of growth; lágr maðr ok s., Sturl. iii. 114.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

opp.: opposed.

part.: participle.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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