Svelga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svelga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svelga" in Norwegian.

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

svelga
svelga, v. (svelg, svalg, sólginn) 1) ned- svælge; mun hón sólgit hafa yrmlingnökkurn Fm. VI, 35029; hann svalg(Drikken) stórum ok var þat í dýrshorniEg. 81 (19623) jvf SE. I, 1569; Grett.4315; svelga niðr d. s.: var honum bæðimeint niðr at svelga ok svá at drekkaBp. I, 34723. 2) opsluge; om Rovdyr: eitt skógardýr svalg hann Stj. 21914(med Dat. &vl); om Jorden: jörðinsvalg hestinn með öllum reiðingi Nj.102 (15817); djúpit svelgr mik ok pyttropnast nú at svelga mik ok gleypaMar. 90625. 3) fortære; seinna mundiþá margr svelga sínn föðurarf Alex.11419; mun eldr svelga þá Elucid. 7028.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᛚᚵᛆ
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:

Dat.
Dativ.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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