Snaga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snaga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 snaga

1. u, f. a ‘snag-axe,’ a kind of halbard-like axe, = tapar-öx (?), Edda (Gl.)

2 snaga

2. u, f., it was a kind of Lochaber-axe, see Scott’s Waverly, ch. 16.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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