Svana-söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - svana-söngr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svana-söngr" (or svana-sǫngr) in English.

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

svana-söngr (svana-sǫngr)
m. a swan’s song.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svana-söngr may be more accurately written as svana-sǫngr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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