Svöppr
Old Norse Dictionary - svöpprMeaning of Old Norse word "svöppr" (or svǫppr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
svöppr Old Norse word can mean:
- svöppr (svǫppr)
- m., gen. svappar, dat. sveppi, pl. sveppir, acc. svöppu; the mod. form is sveppr, pl. sveppir, acc. sveppi; an assimilated form: [Ulf. swamms = σπόγγος; A. S. and O. H. G. swam; Germ. schwamm; Dan. swamp]:—a sponge; váta svöppu, Stj. 17, see v. l. 3.
- svöppr (svǫppr)
- 2. a ball (mod. soppr (q. v.), dropping the v); einn svöpp at leika með, … einum digrum sveppi … svöppinn, svöpp þenna, … þessum sveppi, Karl. 64, 65.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svöppr may be more accurately written as svǫppr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚢᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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