Svif

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svif

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svif" in English.

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

svif Old Icelandic word can mean:

svif
n.
svif
1) swinging round, veering, of a ship;
svif
2) in pl. nick of time; í þeim svifum, at that moment.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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