Sveiti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sveiti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sveiti" in English.

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

sveiti Old Icelandic word can mean:

sveiti
m.
sveiti
1) sweat; spratt honum s. í enni, the sweat burst out upon his brow; fá sveita, to get into a perspiration;
sveiti
2) blood; þar sitr Sigurðr sveita stokkinn, stained with blood.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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