Svín

Old Norse Dictionary - svín

Meaning of Old Norse word "svín" in English.

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

svín Old Norse word can mean:

svín: n. [a common Teut. word], a swine, Grág. ii. 315, Fms. i. 213, Fs. 26, Landn. 177: the saying, opt er it sama svín í akri, Fms. vi. 216, viii. 233, Mkv., cp. Odyss. xviii. 29: of the hog-shapen beggar’s scrip, Skíða R.; (cp. Dan. ‘gris,’ = a clay-pig used as a money-box); svíns belgr, blóð, bógr, rani. Fas. iii. 622, Stj. 363, 644, Sturl. iii. 44; svíns hrin, Fas. iii. 149; svíns-lifr, swine’s liver, as a charm used to still enmities or in truce-making, Gkv. 2. 23 (cp. Stj. 363, v. l.,—því vóru heiðnir menn vanir at …); hafa svíns minni, to have a swine’s (i. e. short) memory, Ld. 216.

svín: II. in local names, Svína-fell (whence Svín-fellingar), Svína-vatn, Svína-dalr, Svína-nes, Svín-ey, Svín-hagi, etc., Landn.

svín: COMPDS: svínabæli, svínageymsla, svínahirðir, svínahús.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

etc.: et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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