Svarð-fastr

Old Norse Dictionary - svarð-fastr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svarð-fastr" in English.

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

svarð-fastr
adj. [svörðr], ‘sward-fast,’ swarded, turfed, with sward or sod; svarðfast land, Grág. ii. 291, 355.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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