Sveipa

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

sveipa Old Icelandic word can mean:

sveipa

I)

sveipa

(að), v.

sveipa

1) to sweep, stroke (hann ~ði hárinu fram yfir höfuð sér); Þ. ~r öxinni til hans, Th. sweeps at him with the axe; hann ~ði til sverðinu, he swept round him with the sword;

sveipa

2) to swathe, wrap (lét hann s. skipit allt fyrir ofan sjá með grám tjöldum); líkit var ~t líndúkum, the corpse was wrapped in linen; hann ~r sik í skikkju sinni, he wrapped himself in his mantle.

sveipa

II)

sveipa

(-tá, -tr), v.

sveipa

1) to sweep; hann sveipti af sér flugunni, he swept (drove) the fly away; hárit er sveipt í enninu, his hair curls on the forehead;

sveipa

2) to swaddle, wrap, = ~ (að), (fœddi hón barn ok var þat sveipt klæðum).

sveipa

III)

sveipa

(sveipr, sveip, sveipinn), v.

sveipa

1) to cast; sveip sínum hug, he turned his mind;

sveipa

2) to wrap, swaddle; kona sveip karl ripti, she swaddled him in linen; eldi sveipinn, encircled by fire; cf. ~ (að).

sveipa

IV)

sveipa

f. kerchief, hood.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛒᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary