Svig

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svig

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svig" in Norwegian.

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

svig: svig, n. Bøining, Krumning (jvf bugr, bil-bugr); vinna svíg á e-m dvs. bringe detdertil med en, at han maa vige, givetabt: gætum nú til sem bezt, at þeirvinni engi svig á oss heðan í frá Fm.VI, 32415; fá svig á e-m (= fá unnitsvig á e-m Fm. VIII, 305 &vl) Pr. 3545;hann mundi þar eigi svig á fá, ernáttúran sjalf hafði svá rammliga fyrirbúit Alex. 8929; freista svigs á e-m dvs.forsøge paa at tilføie en Nederlag eller bringe ham til at vige, Fm. VIII, 4137;fara, ganga í svig við e-n dvs. fare, gaasaaledes, at man søger at træffe en paahans Vei: þeir brœðr gáfu sér erendi inní Naumudal ok fóru svá í svig við kon-ung, at þeir hittu hann at öðru hverjuEg. 12 (2331); jvf Klm. 24336; Fld. II,34417; Æf. 95201; Flat. I, 4762; Jómsv. 6212.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚵ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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