Upp-svíar
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-svíarMeaning of Old Norse word "upp-svíar" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- upp-svíar
- m. pl. the ‘Up-Swedes,’ the North Swedes, Hkr. ii. 137, Fms. xii.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᛋᚢᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)