svíri

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse svíri, from Proto-Germanic *swirhijô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsviːrɪ] Rhymes: -iːrɪ === Noun === svíri m (genitive singular svíra, nominative plural svírar) back or nape of the neck (on the larger domesticated animals, or a thick human one) Synonym: hnakki (by extension) neck Synonym: háls ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “svíri”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === svíri m (genitive svíra) neck, back or nape of the neck (on the larger domesticated animals, or a thick human one) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: svíri === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svíri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 424; also available at the Internet Archive