Sveinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sveinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sveinn" in English.

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

sveinn Old Icelandic word can mean:

sveinn
(-s, -ar), m.
sveinn
1) boy (sveinar tveir léku á gólfinu);
sveinn
2) in addressing grown-up men, boys, lads (hart ríði þér, sveinar!);
sveinn
3) servant, attendant (þeir vissu, at hann var s. Gunnhildar); squire, page.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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