Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snákr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 snákr

m. [A. S. snácu, snæce; Engl. snake; Dan. snog], a snake, only in poetry, Merl. 2. 16, 22, 89, Fms. ii. 18 (in a verse); snáka stríð, ‘snake-bale,’ i. e. the winter; snáka jörð, stígr, ‘serpent-path,’ ‘snake-litter,’ i. e. gold; snák-hauðr, snák-rann, id., Lex. Poët.

2 snákr

II. a nickname, Fms. x.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

snákr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "snákr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)

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