SNÖS

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SNÖS

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SNÖS

f. [Ivar Aasen snos], a projecting rock; þeir höfðu þar tjald hjá snösinni, Gullþ. 8: freq. in mod. usage, kletta-snös, fram á snösina; berg-snös, Eg., Gullþ., Hom.

2 SNÖS

2. a pot-hook; gullkaleikr með gyltum snusum (= -snösum), Vm. 52: heill og sæll hór minn eg skal kyssa snös þína ef þú græðir vör mína, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 553.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᚢᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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