Svinka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svinka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svinka" in Norwegian.

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

svinka: svinka, v. (að) (ags. svincan) arbeide, ud- føre, virke; vil hann (dvs. Gud) - látafrétta þat sem hertogi Girarð hefirsvinkat (jvf 1903 fg), at þaðan af versnihonum (Jamund) í hug heldr en batniKlm. 19230; Jarl lét þegar svinka umnóttina; hann lét búa skip sín Mag. 534.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚿᚴᛆ
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.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary