Sveima

Old Norse Dictionary - sveima

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveima" in English.

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

sveima Old Norse word can mean:

sveima: að, [akin to svimma], prop. to swim, Sks. 116, but only used,

sveima: 2. metaph. to soar, tower, wander about; þeir sveimuðu um bæinn ok drápu mart af Birkibeinum, Fms. viii. 173; fylgjur úvina várra sveima hér nú í nánd, 281; þótt vér hafim sveimat í sumar um bygðir þeirra, vi. 261; sveimaði Bárðr víða um landit, Bárð. 170; s. úti um nætr, Stj. 424; sveimar Þórðr at þeim, Þórð. 78; hyrr sveimaði, the flame soared, spread wide, Lex. Poët.; ef eg sveima elli-grár, eitt sinn heim at Fróni, Núm.

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

Abbreviations used:

prop.: proper, properly.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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