Sveif

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sveif

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sveif" in Norwegian.

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

sveif
sveif, f. (N. Pl. -ar) 1) = sundhreifi, veif;sels sveifir Borg. 3, 16. 2) noget (Ror-vind?) paa Fartøi; maðr stökk af bjarg-inn ok kom niðr á sveifinni fyrir útanstýrit Fld. III, 19725.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᛁᚠ
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.
Pl.
Pluralis.

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