Sverð-berari

Old Norse Dictionary - sverð-berari

Meaning of Old Norse word "sverð-berari" in English.

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

sverð-berari
a, m. a sword-bearer, Róm. 114 (= Lat. lictor).

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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