Ú-svifr

Old Norse Dictionary - ú-svifr

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

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

ú-svifr Old Norse word can mean:

ú-svifr: (not úsvífr), adj. (the r is radical); [the latter part, which only exists in this and the following compds, answers to A. S. syfer, O. H. G. subar, Germ. sauber, Engl. sober, Lat. sobrius, meaning clean; úsvifr = A. S. unsyfre]:—prop. unsober, unclean, but only used in a metaphorical sense.

ú-svifr: 2. ‘unwashed,’ coarse, overbearing; Austmenn vóru heldr úsvifir, Sturl. ii. 233; úsvifir ok íllorðir, FmS. iii. 143; hann var úsvifr við sér minni menn, Eb. 42; ú. ok harðgörr, Fas, ii. 470: Ósvifr and Úsyfr (not Ósvífr, for vi changes into y, not ví), Landn., Ld., Sturl. (Ósvifr the Wise).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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