Svik

Old Norse Dictionary - svik

Meaning of Old Norse word "svik" in English.

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

svik
n. = svig; fara á svik, Fms. vi. 41 (in a verse), viii. 165, v. l.:—in the phrase, opt er svik á millum tanna (= gisnar tennr?), Hallgr.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
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