Sveðja

Old Norse Dictionary - sveðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveðja" in English.

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

sveðja: pres. sveðr; pret. svaddi, [svað], to slide, glance off, as a sword from a bone; sverðit sveðr af stálhörðum hjálmi, Al. 40; svaddi sverðit allt ofan á kinnar-kjálkann, Sturl. iii. 186 C; sverðit beit ekki þegar beinsins kenndi, ok svaddi ofan í knés-bótina, Dropl. 24; hlífðu hellur þær, ok svöddu lögin af honum, Fs. 66; kom í helluna ok svaddi (thus to be emended, sneiddi Ed.) af henni svá hart, at hann féll eptir laginu, Vápn. 5.

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

Similar entries:

Sveðja (I)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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