Sveitungr

Old Norse Dictionary - sveitungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveitungr" in English.

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

sveitungr Old Norse word can mean:

sveitungr
m. a man belonging to a sveit (I. 1), a comrade; vil ek fylgja sveitungum mínum, ÓH. 209.
sveitungr
2. followers; Hrói sveitungr jarls, Fms. ix. 413; Magnúss ok hans sveitungar, M, and his men, vii. 169; jafnan skildi sveitunga þeirra á, ix. 424; sveitunga mína mun ek ekki af hendi láta, Eg. 66; sneri hann aptr með sveitunga sína, 300; heimta at sveitungum sínum, Nj. 256; hann drap mart af sveitungum þeirra, Fms. vii. 303; Snækollr ok enn fleiri sveitungar, ix. 425; at þú komir mér í sætt við sveitunga mína, my countrymen, Fb. i. 136.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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