Svæfa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svæfa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svæfa" in English.

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

svæfa Old Icelandic word can mean:

svæfa
(-ða, -ðr), v.
svæfa
1) to lull to sleep (hón söng svá fagrt, at hón svæfði skipshafnir);
svæfa
2) to calm down, still, lull (s. sæ, reiði).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚠᛅ

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