Svöppr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svöppr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svöppr" (or svǫppr) in Norwegian.

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

svöppr (svǫppr): svöppr, m. (G. svappar, N. Pl. sveppir,A. Pl. svöppu) 1) Svamp, Sopp. Stj.1733. 2) Bold, = böllr, soppr; þeirhafa einn svöpp at leika með, ok sásem tekit fær þrysvar í samt þennasvöpp, svá at engi nái í milli, hannberr prís ok heiðr af öllum Klm. 6430 fg. 6520 fg.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, svöppr may be more accurately written as svǫppr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚯᛕᛕᚱ
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:

fg.: følgende.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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