Svæla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svæla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svæla" in Norwegian.

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

svæla
svæla, f. 1) tyk Røg; varð þá brátt reykrmikill í húsunum ok svæla mikil Sturl.II, 16415; gerðist brátt svæla mikil íhúsunum ok reykr tók at vaxa Anal.1757 (Pr. 4823). 2) Svig, Bedrag;draga saman auð af sökum ok svælumPost. 4618. 40; eru hér fleiri góðir mennsaman komnir, en hér muni né einflærð eðr svæla til nökkurs manns görSturl. I, 178.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛅᛚᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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