Sveggja

Old Norse Dictionary - sveggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveggja" in English.

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

sveggja
ð, [Ulf. af-swaggwjan = ἐξαπορεισθαι], to make to sway or swag, turn round, veer round; sveggja lét fyrir Siggju sólborðs goti norðan, she (the ship) stood, veered round the island Sigg, Edda (απ. λεγ. in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
f.
feminine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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