Snatta
Old Norse Dictionary - snatta
Meaning of Old Norse word "snatta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snatta
- að, (snatt, n.), prop. to ‘snuffle about,’ to roam idly from house to house, roam without aim or business: snattaðar-maðr, m. a lounger, n. G. L. i. 327: snattari, a, m. a roamer, rover, Rétt. 56.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)