Sveipr

Old Norse Dictionary - sveipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveipr" in English.

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

sveipr Old Norse word can mean:

sveipr: m. a fold, Lat. plica; gyrða um sik með tvauföldum sveip, to gird with a twofold ‘swoop,’ wrap it twice round the waist, Sks. 405 B: a twirl, a falling lock on the forehead, s. í hári, Nj. 39; svartr á hár ok sveipr í hárinu, curled hair (?), Korm. 8.

sveipr: 2. a hood (= sveigr), Edda ii. 494.

sveipr: 3. poët., öldu-sveipr, a ‘wave-sweeper,’ i. e. an oar, Fms. ii. (in a verse).

sveipr: II. a sudden ‘swoop,’ an accident, catastrophe; sveipr varð í för, Haustl.; opt verðr sveipr í svefni, a saying, Sturl. ii. 210.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

i. e.: id est.

poët.: poetically.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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