Sveip-vísi

Old Norse Dictionary - sveip-vísi

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveip-vísi" in English.

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

sveip-vísi
f. (svip-vísi, Am. 7), a ‘swooping-mind,’ fickleness, versatility. Am. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
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