Svafnir

Old Norse Dictionary - svafnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "svafnir" in English.

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

svafnir: m. [svefja], a sleep-maker, soother, Lat. sopitor; fjör-svafnir, the name of a sword, Nj.: poët. a serpent, Gm., Edda, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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