Svefja

Old Norse Dictionary - svefja

Meaning of Old Norse word "svefja" in English.

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

svefja Old Norse word can mean:

svefja: svefr, pret. svafði, [see sofa, svæfa], to lull to sleep, assuage, soothe; hón endir ok svefr allan úfrið, Al. 71; görir sá betr er annan svefr, Mkv. 28; at þú sárdropa svefja skyldir, to still the blood, Hkv. 2. 40; sæva ok svefja, sorgir lægja, Rm. 44 (Bugge); áttu margir hluti at svefja (sefja Cod.) Sæmund, Sturl. ii. 47; svefja reiði e-s, to soothe one’s wrath, Al. 16; svefja þeirra sút, Al. 90; at svefja útrú Steins, Sturl. i. 210 C; vóru þeir óðastir, en Bolli svafði heldr, Ld. 210; gramr svafði bil, Vellekla.

svefja: 2. reflex. to be soothed; svafðisk hann ok var hann þó allreiðr, Bs. i. 558.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pret.: preterite.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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