Svæla
Old Icelandic Dictionary - svælaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "svæla" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
svæla Old Icelandic word can mean:
- svæla
- I)
- svæla
- f.
- svæla
- 1) thick, choking smoke;
- svæla
- 2) cheating (flærð eðr ~).
- svæla
- II)
- svæla
- (-da, -dr), v. to suffocate (stifle) with smoke (s. e-n inni sem melrakka í greni).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᛚᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
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