Svað

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svað

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svað" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

svað
svað, n. 1) Gliden; fig. var við svað um(dvs. det var paa Glid med, nærved), atmart manna mundi drukkna Mork. 9233. 2) Sted hvor der er glat, hvor man letkan glide (svaða): svað var á þelanum,vellinum Fm. VIII, 393; Sturl. I, 284.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛆᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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