Sviptingr

Old Norse Dictionary - sviptingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sviptingr" in English.

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

sviptingr
or sviptungr, m. [cp. Engl. swifters = shrouds, thus in a different sense]:—reefing-ropes, (Swed. svigt-linor, Dan. svöft, tage svöftet ind); eyri við svifting hvern, til þess er kemr í sex sviptunga … sviptung hvern, n. G. l. i. 199.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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