Sveifi-rúm

Old Norse Dictionary - sveifi-rúm

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveifi-rúm" in English.

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

sveifi-rúm
n. room for the tiller to work so as to veer the ship; sigla svá nær at eigi sé sveifrúm, n. G. l. ii. 281, Jb. 396; sveifingar-rúm, 396 B: svif-rúm, n. G. l. l. c. (v. l. 8, 11), whence mod. svig-rúm: room to move the body freely, eg hafði ekki svigrúm til þess.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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