Svefn-órar

Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-órar

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

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

svefn-órar
f. pl. dream-phantasms, Hkr. ii. 354, Anecd. 8; see órar.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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