Svartr

Old Norse Dictionary - svartr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svartr" in English.

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

svartr Old Norse word can mean:

svartr: svört, svart, adj., compar. svartari, superl. svartastr: [a common Teut. word; Goth. swarts = μέλας]:—swart, black; S. sem bik, Nj. 195; S. sem hrafn, Edda 76 (hrafn-S.); S. hestr, FmS. ix. 523, Nj. 58; S. björn, a black bear, SkS. 186; svartr sem jörð, FmS. i. 216; svört augu, Kormak, Sighvat, Ó. H.; S. at lit, FmS. xi. 7; S. á lit, x. 420; tjalda svörtu, FaS. ii. 534; svartara, Landn. 206; myrkr sem þá er svartast er, Ann. 1341; svartir djöflar, Hom. 33; þat svarta úáran, FmS. xi. 7: as a nickname, svarti, Landn. passim; Þorsteinn svartr, Dipl. v. 15: as a pr. name, Landn.: a local name, Svarta-haf, n. the Black Sea, Hkr. i. 5, MS. 732. 17.

svartr: B. COMPDS: svartálfar, svartbakr, svartbláeygr, svartblár, svartblesóttr, svartbrúnaðr, svartbrúnn, svarteygr, svartflekkóttr, svartfygli, svartahríð, svarthöfði, svartjarpr, svartakampi, svartklæddr, svartkollr, svartleggja, svartleitr, svartameistari, svartmunkr, svartnætti, svartasalt, svartaskáld, svartskeggjaðr, svartskjór, svartaslag, svartasvipr, svartsöðlóttr, svartaþurS.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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