Snilli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snilli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 snilli

f. = snilld; mál heitir s., Edda 110.

2 snilli

2. prowess; spurði, ef hann væri jam-snjallr honum | Glúmr kvaðsk eigi vita um snilli hans, Glúm. 338; eigi ætla ek þik þykkjask jafn-snjallan gyltunni … Ekki jafna ek snilli okkarri gyltu saman, Valla L. 203; snilli-fimr = disertus, Leiðarv. 6; snilli-kenndr, við ærna snilli, Lex. Poët. snilli-bragð, n. an exploit, Flóv. 43.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᛁᛚᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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