Svalar

Old Norse Dictionary - svalar

Meaning of Old Norse word "svalar" in English.

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

svalar
f. pl. a kind of balcony running along a wall; stóð jarl í svala-glugg einum, Fms. ix. 427, v. l.; Sverrir konungr var genginn ór herberginu út í svalarnar, … síðan hljóp hann ofan í garðinn, viii. 123; hann hljóp út um svalarnar ok ofan í kirkju-garðinn, var þat furðu-hátt hlaup, 191; jarl svaf í öðru herbergi, hann hljóp upp við ok gékk út í svalarnar, ix. 449; hann var úti í svölum í gæzlu hafðr, Ó. H. 117. cp. 235, Stj. 211, 402. Judges ix. 51. svala-klefi, a, m. an alcove with balcony, D. N. v. 342.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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