Snælda
Old Norse Dictionary - snælda
Meaning of Old Norse word "snælda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snælda can mean:snælda
- snælda
- u, f. [akin to snjallr], a spindle; suúðr ok snælda, N. G. L. i. 92. snældu-hali, a. m. a ‘spindle-tail,’ Bret. 32.
- snælda
- II. the prop supporting the seat in a boat; sjór upp í miðjar snældur, the boat is full of water up to the middle of the s.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)