Snugga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snugga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 snugga

pres. snuggir, defect. in other forms, [Swed. snugga = Icel. sníkja]:—to hanker after; snæliga snuggir kváðu Finnar, it snuffs of snow, quoth the Finns, Fms. vii. 20; horfa ok snugga heljar til, to throw a hankering look towards Hel, Skm. 27; Judæi skyldi eigi þurfa til þess at snugga, at nokkurn tím komi undir þá konungdómrinn, they need not hanker after that, Stj. (MS.)

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᚢᚴᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

defect.
defective.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pres.
present.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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