Sveit

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sveit

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sveit" in English.

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

sveit Old Icelandic word can mean:

sveit
(pl. -ir), v.
sveit
1) body of men, small detachment (liði var skipt í ~ir, tólf mönnum saman);
sveit
2) company, train (ek var með hánum ok í hans s.); þeir héldu s. um jólin, they held revels at Yule;
sveit
3) community, district, county (gekk pat hallæri um allar ~ir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏ

Abbreviations used:

pl.
plural.

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