Snæfr
Old Norse Dictionary - snæfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snæfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snæfr can mean:snæfr
- snæfr
- adj., the r is radical, [Norse snæv; Dan. snæver], tight, narrow; höfðu þeir kyrtla styttri ok snæfrari en hjörtu betri. Fms. viii. 336.
- snæfr
- II. metaph. tough, vigorous; snæfrir vinir, Fms. ix. 440 (in a verse); hér var snæfrt um siglu, a close, tough, tight tug, Fas. ii. 76 (in a verse); ok hafði hann eigi verit snærri (= snæfri), he had never been ‘tighter,’ more hale and hearty than then, Sturl. i. 150.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)