sveipr

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to the verb sveipa (“to swaddle, wrap; to cast”), from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

sveipr m

  1. fold, folding
    sveipr í hári
    a curl in the hair, curly hair
  2. a kind of headdress (sveigr)
  3. a sudden stir, disturbance
    opt verðr sveipr í svefni
    often disturbed while sleeping

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sveipur
  • Swedish: svep
  • Old Danish: svøff
    • Danish: svøb
  • Westrobothnian: schwejp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sveip
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