Svelgr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svelgr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svelgr" in English.

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

svelgr Old Icelandic word can mean:

svelgr
m.
svelgr
1) swirl, whirlpool (var þar eptir s. í hafinu);
svelgr
2) swallower, spendthrift.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛚᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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