Svörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - svörðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svörðr" (or svǫrðr) in English.

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

svörðr Old Norse word can mean:

svörðr (svǫrðr): m., gen. svarðar, dat. sverði, sverðinum, FaS. iii. 503; pl. sverðir; acc. svörðu: [A. S. sweard; Engl. sward = turf, and Swed. sward; Dan. swærd, in grönswærd, fleske-swærd; Germ. schwarte]:—the skin, esp. of the head (hár-S., höfuð-S.); meðan S. ok hold fylgði, of the skull, Eg. 770; svörðinn á höfðinu, FmS. vii. 227; hár manns má kenna við svörð eða. hvirfil eða hnakka, Edda ii. 430; hnakka, reikar, svarðar, eða ennis, 500.

svörðr (svǫrðr): 2. often of walrus-hides used to make ship-shrouds, in ancient times an article of trade; Einarr hafði með sér tannvöru mikla ok svörð (viz. from Greenland), Fb. iii. 445; svörð tekr heldr at herða, FS. 92 (in a verse); lét konungr bera þar at svörðu ok stór reip, FmS. ix. 521 (v. l.), cp. SkS. and Alfred’s OroS.,—on þæm scip-râpum þe beoð of hwæles hyde geworht, Edit. Dr. Bosworth, p. 20.

svörðr (svǫrðr): II. the sward or surface of the earth, passim in mod. usage; jarðar-svörðr, gras-svörðr = Dan. jord-sværd, grön-sværd.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svörðr may be more accurately written as svǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
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.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

cp.: compare.

v.: vide.

viz.: namely.

v. l.: varia lectio.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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