Ú-svifinn

Old Norse Dictionary - ú-svifinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ú-svifinn" in English.

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

ú-svifinn
adj. coarse, impudent (prop. ‘unclean?’), Fb. i. 216: ú-svífni, f. impudence.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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