Snafðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snafðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

snafðr

part. from an obsol. snefja, snafði:—sharp-scented; s. til at fregna eðr spyrja ný tíðendi, sharp-nosed for news, 645. 90 (Acts xvii. 21).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚠᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements