Svelgja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svelgja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svelgja" in Norwegian.

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

svelgja: svelgja, v. (gð) d. s. (forekommer kun i Præs. svelgir og Inf. svelgja) 1) ned-svælge; ef hann svelgir niðr þeim (bita),er þá hefir hann í munni sér Borg.1, 69. 2) opsluge; eigi óttaðist þú þá- at þeir - opni jörðina undir þérat svelgja þik (&vl þér) Barl. 11132 jvfMar. 90626. 3) fortære; eldrinn gleypirlaufit ok svelgir vatnit Mar. 59633;þar (nl. í helvíti) er óp ok grátr okhungr ok þorsti ok svelgjandi eldrHom. 6223.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᛚᚵᛁᛆ
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.

Inf.: Infinitv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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