Svina

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svina

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svina" in Norwegian.

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

svina
svina, v. (að) indsvinde, aftage, formindskes (jvf ght. swînan); svinar (&vl svenar)allr þroti þjótanda hafs Kgs. 544 &vl;tók þegar at svina sköp hans, unz hannvarð alheill maðr Bp. I, 4663; þá svin-aði ok mýktist fótrinn Thom. 54434.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚿᛆ
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:

m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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