Svinnr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svinnr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svinnr" in Norwegian.

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

svinnr: svinnr, adj. (jvf ags. svið, mht. swint,swinde) 1) rask, kraftig (jvf snjallr,strangr); svinn Rín dvs. den med en stærk og mægtig Strøm flydende Rhin, Ghe. 27. 2) klog, forstandig, = snjallr; ek vil inssvinna manns hafa geð allt ok gamanHm. 162; hann var sáttgjarn ok svinnrFrs. 1852; svinna hafði hann hyggjuHamd. 9; er þat satt, er mælt er, atsá er svinnr, er sik kann Hrafnk. 109.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚿᚿᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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