Svari-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - svari-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "svari-bróðir" in English.

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

svari-bróðir
m. (svara-bróðir, Gísl. 21, Fms. xi. 206), a sworn brother, confederate, (= fóstbróðir, q. v.), Fbr. 32, 128, Fms. xi. 343.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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