Svipaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - svipaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svipaðr" in English.

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

svipaðr Old Norse word can mean:

svipaðr
part. looking so and so; svipaðr ílla = svip-íllr, Fas. iii. 627.
svipaðr
2. mod. like, looking like, with dat.; hann er svipaðr henni móður sinni, það er svipað því … ó-svipaðr, unlike.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.
dat.
dative.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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