Svefn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svefn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svefn" in English.

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

svefn Old Icelandic word can mean:

svefn
m.
svefn
1) sleep (ganga til ~s); s. rennr (sígr) á e-n, one dozes off, falls asleep; vera í sveini, við s., to be asleep;
svefn
2) dream (illt er s. slíkan at segja nauðmanni); þér er ~s, thou dreamest.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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