Svað

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

svað

n. slippery place, slipperiness (s. var á vellinum); fig., var við svað um at mart manna mundi drukkna, it was imminent that many people would be drowned.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚦ

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary