Svig

Old Norse Dictionary - svig

Meaning of Old Norse word "svig" in English.

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

svig Old Norse word can mean:

svig: n. [sveigja, from a lost strong verb svíga, sveig, sviginn], a bend, curve, circuit, esp. in the adverbial phrase, fara í svig. to pass by in a circuit, avoid; fór snekkjan í svig við jarls skip. Fms. ii. 299; þeir fóru í svig við konung, Eg. 52. Karl. 243; í svig við Hlíðarenda, Nj. 69, v. l.; sá hann at maðr gékk í svig við hann. Fas. ii. 344; í svig löndum, off the coast, Lex. Poët.

svig: 2. phrases, vinna svig á e-m, to make to give way, overcome; gætum til at þeir vinni engi svig á oss, Fms. vi. 324; fá svig á, id. (cp. Dan. faa bugt med), Al. 89, Róm. 354; bað þá ef þeir fengi nokkur svig á, at glettask við Bagla, Fms. viii. 305; freista svigs á, to try, 413.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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