Svigna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svigna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svigna" in Norwegian.

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

svigna: svigna, v. (að) give efter for Trykket af noget; hann lýstr hnefa sínum svá hart,at hjalmrinn svignaði inn fyrir at haus-inum Didr. 19721 jvf 20226; spratt hónsvá hart ór rekkjunni fram, at nærþótti jörðin svigna fyrir Post. 32321;svigna fyrir því kykvendi stór tré Konr.719 jvf 736. 8; tíkin hleypr undir dýritok þrífr í kviðinn svá fast at dýritsvignar við Didr. 2364; gerðu Gotaratgöngu svá harða, at fylking Húnasvignaði fyrir Herv. 2889.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚵᚿᛆ
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:

v.: Verbum.

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