Svín-beygja

Old Norse Dictionary - svín-beygja

Meaning of Old Norse word "svín-beygja" in English.

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

svín-beygja
ð, to make one stoop like a swine, a word of contempt (cp. make one pass the Caudine forks); svínbeygt hefi ek nú þann er ríkastr er með Svíum, Edda 83, Fs. 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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