Sverri-

Old Norse Dictionary - sverri-

Meaning of Old Norse word "sverri-" in English.

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

sverri-
in poët. compds, sverri-flagð, the mighty ogress; sverri-fjörðr, the mighty firth; sverri-gjörð, the vast belt of the land, i. e. the main sea, Lex. poët.: Sverrir, a pr. name (of king Sverri), the worthy (?).

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
poët.
poetically.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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