Svar-dagi

Old Norse Dictionary - svar-dagi

Meaning of Old Norse word "svar-dagi" in English.

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

svar-dagi
a, m. an oath, usually in plur., allra svardaga, binda svardögum, veita svardaga, and the like, Nj. 164, Eb. 302, Íb. 16, Hkr. i. 272, Fær. 191, Fms. i. 49, 206, Stj. 303.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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