Sveipr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sveipr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sveipr" in English.

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

sveipr Old Icelandic word can mean:

sveipr
m.
sveipr
1) fold, folding; s. í hári, a curl in the hair, curly hair;
sveipr
2) a kind of head-dress, = sveigr;
sveipr
3) a sudden stir, disturbance (opt verðr s. í svefni).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛒᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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