Sviðnur

Old Norse Dictionary - sviðnur

Meaning of Old Norse word "sviðnur" in English.

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

sviðnur: f. pl. a local name of islands in western Icel., where salt was made by burning sea-weed (salt-sviða), see Landn. 2. ch. 23, and Gullþ. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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