Svei

Old Norse Dictionary - svei

Meaning of Old Norse word "svei" in English.

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

svei: interj. fye! svei, segir hón, aldri muntú vel reynask, Þórð. 74; with dat., svei þér, fye upon thee! Th. 21; svei mér syndugum! 20; svei verði þínum legg! Fms. vii. 122; svei verði mínum herra, ef …, Karl. 301; svei verði yðr svá rennandi! Fms. viii. 401; svei þér! is the cry of an Icel. shepherd to a dog if he worries a sheep or barks at a stranger; svei-svei-svei!

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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