Svigi

Old Norse Dictionary - svigi

Meaning of Old Norse word "svigi" in English.

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

svigi Old Norse word can mean:

svigi: a, m. [Engl. switch], a switch; sviga læ switch-bane, i. e. the fire, Vsp.; hann tók einn sviga ok ætlar at berja piltinn með, Ísl. ii. 179; sviga í hendi, Ó. T. 6, Fms. viii. 322, x. 216; berja e-n svigum, Blas. 42; skulu þér höggva yðr sviga stóra ór viði, Vápn. 15.

svigi: 2. mod. a hoop of switch; tunnu-svigi.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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