Svíkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svíkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svíkja" in Norwegian.

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

svíkja: svíkja, v. (svík, sveik, svikinn; jvf svíkva,sýkva) vise sig troløs mod en, ved Tro-løshed besnære eller overliste ham; þettamun mér allíllt verk vera at svíkjafóstrson mínn Flat. I, 8322; Sigvaldisveik Svein konung Flat. I, 17610. II,28925. 39128. 30. 33; Jómsv. 699 fg; Band.3626; Gunl. 12 (2695); þeir halda sikvel í kostan þeirri ok láta eigi djöful-inn svíkja sik Hom. 19912; hón sagðiLisbium bónda sínn svikinn vera affjölkyngi Makarii Heilag. I, 31635; svikitþér nú einn mann várn ór garðinum,ok náði sá eigi aptr at fara til várSturl. I, 30837; Suttung svikinn hannlét sumbli frá Hm. 110; af mikilleikfjárins varð hann svikinn til fégirniOH. 19411; svíkja land undan e-m Fm.VI, 12; svíkja e-n fé dvs. ved Troløshed skille en af med hans Eiendom, Am. 52(56) jvf þér hafit svikit mik frá ríkinuok fénu Völs. 1753; svíkja vit af e-mHeilag. I, 44126.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚴᛁᛆ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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