Definitionen
Definitionen
1 snæfr
adj., the r is radical, [Norse snæv; Dan. snæver], tight, narrow; höfðu þeir kyrtla styttri ok snæfrari en hjörtu betri. Fms. viii. 336.
2 snæfr
II. metaph. tough, vigorous; snæfrir vinir, Fms. ix. 440 (in a verse); hér var snæfrt um siglu, a close, tough, tight tug, Fas. ii. 76 (in a verse); ok hafði hann eigi verit snærri (= snæfri), he had never been ‘tighter,’ more hale and hearty than then, Sturl. i. 150.
Runeninschrift
Runeninschrift
snæfr
Der obige Runentext stellt das altnordische Wort "snæfr" dar, wie es in Runeninschriften aus der Wikingerzeit (ca. 800-1100 n. Chr.) erscheinen könnte.