Snaka
Old Norse Dictionary - snaka
Meaning of Old Norse word "snaka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snaka
- að, [Ivar Aasen snaka; Dan. snaga]:—to rummage, snuff about; at Ingjaldr snakkaði um hús hennar, Ld. 44; hann spurði, hví snakar þú hér, Önundr? D. n. i. 349.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)