Svala

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svala

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svala" in Norwegian.

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

svala
svala, f. Svale, lat. hirundo; hefir hérsetit svala ein við glugginn ok klakatí alla nótt Eg. 62 (14616); hann hljópþegar á hinn skjóta hest, er svá flaugákafliga sem in skjótasta svala eðavalr sœkir bráð sína Klm. 30411; hann(nl. Hesten) var skjótr á rás sem svalaá flug El. 1258.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛆᛚᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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