Definitions
Definitions
1 snillingr
m., prop. a master of speech, Edda (Gl.): in mod. usage a master in art, skill, or writing; þjóð-s., ráð-s., a wise man.
2 snillingr
2. a heroic man; nú í hvert sinn er ek berjmnk, þá em ek fyrstr, ok þykkja þeir nú snillingar er jafn-fram fara mér, Fms. viii. 410.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
snillingr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "snillingr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).