Svíri

Old Norse Dictionary - svíri

Meaning of Old Norse word "svíri" in English.

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

svíri Old Norse word can mean:

svíri: a, m. [A. S. swîra], the neck, esp. of an ox or beast of burden; beygt hefi ek svíra á feitari bukkum en þú ert, bowed the neck, metaphor from an ox under the yoke, FmS. xi. 237; þit brutuð svíra minna andskota, Th. 9; saur-stokkinn svíri, FmS. vi. (in a verse); til svíra, Þd. 7; hár vigra söngr of svírum, Hornklofi; lýðr þessi er með hörðum svíra, stiff-necked, Stj. 312 (harð-svíraðr, stiff-necked); herða þeir sinn svíra gegn Guði, 639; en er blóðit út springr af svíranum (= strjúpi), Karl. 56: svíra vín = blood, Km. 7.

svíri: II. a bust, image; svírar ok mannlíkan tvau gylld með kopar, Dipl. iii. 4.

svíri: 2. of the beaks of a ship of war at stem and stern; var hvárr-tveggi svírinn (both fore and aft), ok svá stafninn, með gulli lagðr, FmS. i. 179, Hkr. i. 284; sporðrinn ok svírarnir báðir, iii. 25; búnir enni-spænir ok svírarnir, FmS. v. 304; búnir svírar, vii. 51 (in a verse).

svíri: III. Svíri, the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in Brekka Gils-fjörðr in western Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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