Svikall

Old Norse Dictionary - svikall

Meaning of Old Norse word "svikall" in English.

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

svikall: mod. svikull, adj., contr. sviklar, Gd. 49; inn svikli, Flóv. 36; but svikalir, Hkr. iii. 227; svikalasta, Anecd. 100, as also in mod. usage:—treacherous, Fær. 138, Fms. i. 219, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

contr.: contracted.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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