Svipa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - svipaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "svipa" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
svipa Old Icelandic word can mean:
- svipa
- I)
- svipa
- (að), v.
- svipa
- 1) to move swiftly, of a sudden but noiseless motion (fugl einn fló inn um glugginn ok ~ði um húsit);
- svipa
- 2) refl., ~st at e-u or eptir e-u, to look after (s. at hrossum); s. um, to look around (svipuðust menn um ok fannst hann eigi í liðinu).
- svipa
- II)
- svipa
- (að), v. to whip, horsewhip.
- svipa
- III)
- svipa
- f. whip (hann hafði svipu í hendi ok keyrði hana).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛒᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-u
- einhverju.
- f.
- feminine.
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