Sveipin-falda

Old Norse Dictionary - sveipin-falda

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveipin-falda" in English.

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

sveipin-falda
u, f. ‘Swooping-hood,’ the name of a giantess, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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