Svipr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svipr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svipr" in English.

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

svipr Old Icelandic word can mean:

svipr
m.
svipr
1) a sweeping movement;
svipr
2) sudden loss (frændum Hrafns þótti mikill s., er hann fór í brott);
svipr
3) a brief glimpse of a person; a fleeting, evanescent appearance (Ólafr vaknaði ok þóttist sjá svip konunnar);
svipr
4) look, countenance (þik hefi ek sét honum líkastan at svip).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛒᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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