Um-svif

Old Norse Dictionary - um-svif

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-svif" in English.

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

um-svif Old Norse word can mean:

um-svif
n. pl. activity, bustle.
um-svif
COMPDS: umsvifsmaðr, umsvifamikill.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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