Sverra

Old Norse Dictionary - sverra

Meaning of Old Norse word "sverra" in English.

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

sverra: ð (?), an obsolete defective word, [svarri, svarkr; cp. Goth. sweran = τιμαν], to be mighty (?); sverrandi hjaldr, Eg. (in a verse): hence

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Goth.: Gothic.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

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