Svaðill

Old Norse Dictionary - svaðill

Meaning of Old Norse word "svaðill" in English.

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

svaðill Old Norse word can mean:

svaðill: m. a slippery place: in the phrase, fara svaðil fyrir e-m, to get on slippery ice, get a bad fall, Fms. vii. 56, Stj. 433, 513.

svaðill: COMPDS: svaðil-farar, -ferðir, f. pl. disasters, Ísl. ii. 54; veita e-m svaðilfarar, Fms. viii. 408; fara svaðilförum fyrir e-m = fara svaðil, vii. 261. Svaðil-fari, a, m. a mythical steed, the father of Sleipnir, see Hdl., Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

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