Svellr

Old Norse Dictionary - svellr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svellr" in English.

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

svellr Old Norse word can mean:

svellr: part. qs. svelldr, swelling high; með svellu sinni. Pass. 7. 4; svellt hafði hón belti, Bs. ii. (in a verse).

svellr: II. svellað, swollen with ice, Hem.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

qs.: quasi.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)

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