Snar-völr
Old Norse Dictionary - snar-völr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snar-völr" (or snar-vǫlr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snar-völr (snar-vǫlr)
- m. [provinc. Swed. snar-wral], a ‘turning-stick,’ a tourniquet, a stick by which a cord is tightened; lét hann reka at honum marga snarvölu, Fas. iii. 568: in mod. usage, a twitch, i. e. a cord twisted round the upper lip of a vicious horse while being shod, það er bezt að setja á hann snarvöl!
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snar-völr may be more accurately written as snar-vǫlr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚱ-ᚢᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)