Svefnœrr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svefnœrr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svefnœrr" in Norwegian.

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

svefnœrr
svefnœrr, adj. fortumlet i Hovedet af Søv-nighed; var hann svefnœrr ok dauða-drukkinn Yngl. 14 (Hkr. 1216); Hekl-ungar mundu vera konungi sínum lítlirtil varnar, ef þeir vakna svefnœrir Fm.VIII, 1893.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᚠᚿᚯᚱᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.

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