Svefn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - svefnMeaning 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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