Snerill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snerill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 snerill

m. = snarvölr, q. v.; þeir settu í sneril, ok sneru at strenginn, Hkr. iii. 365: in mod. usage the handle outside a door which is turned round to lift a latch.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᛁᚱᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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