Svörfr

Old Norse Dictionary - svörfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svörfr" (or svǫrfr) in English.

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

svörfr (svǫrfr)
svörfuðr, see svarfaðr.

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

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


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