Svið

Old Norse Dictionary - svið

Meaning of Old Norse word "svið" in English.

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

svið Old Norse word can mean:

svið: 1. n. pl. singed sheep’s heads, Sturl. i. 166, freq. in mod. usage.

svið: 2. n. a space, esp. on the sea, = mið.

svið: 2. a local name for a fisherman’s sea-mark near Reykjavik; róa út á Svið; perh. so called from the bottom of the sea there being an oid lava-field (sviða); hence Mardöll á miði, … seiddu nú að sviði sæ-kinda val, Jónas.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

esp.: especially.

perh.: perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Jónas: Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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