Svala

Old Norse Dictionary - svala

Meaning of Old Norse word "svala" in English.

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

svala: gen. svölu; a v has been dropped, as the proper form would have been svölva (gen. svölu), cp. völva (völu); [A. S. swealwe; Engl. swallow; Germ. schwalbe]:—a swallow, Eg. 420, Edda (gl.), Karl. 304, FaS. iii. 280; svölu-hreiðr, a swallow’s nest: poët. dólg-svala, a ‘war-swallow,’ i. e. a shaft, Eb. (in a verse): a pr. name of a woman, Band.

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

Similar entries:

Svala (I)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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