Svella

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svella

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svella" in Norwegian.

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

svella: svella, v. (svell, svall, solinn), opsvulme,hovne, = þrútna; hafit svellr af stórumbylgjum Barl. 7814; sár tók at svellaok þrútna Fm. IX, 2768; sauðrinn mundisvella ok missa nytjarinnar Bp. I, 1182;maðr lét gelda hest sínn, en hann svallsvá ákafliga, at allan blés kviðinn Bp.I, 31933; skip hans váru sett mjök oksollin (dvs. havde faaet sit Trævirke gjen-nemtrukket af Vand, saa at de derved vareblevne tunge), er þau höfðu flotit á sjáallt sumarit o. s. v. Flat. II, 30830 (=OH. 18216) jvf Fm. VIII, 3846; spurðihann eptir vandliga, hver sök til værisvá sollinnar reiði Alex. 320; svall þettasundrþykki svá, at - Sturl. II, 8022;má vera, at betra sé en þú segir, svellrnjósnarmönnum opt í munni sér mjök(dvs. Speidere komme ofte til at gjøre sigskyldige i Overdrivelser) Sturl. II, 2301;af slíkum hlutum svall mjök með þeimbiskupi ok Áagrími dvs. deres Uenighedtiltog, Bp. I, 73027.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᛚᛚᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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