Svefn-ærr

Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-ærr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svefn-ærr" in English.

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

svefn-ærr
adj. ‘sleep-raving;’ in the phrase, s. ok dauða-drukkinn, sleep-mad and dead-drunk, Hkr. i. 17, Fms. viii. 189.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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