Snerpa
Old Norse Dictionary - snerpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "snerpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snerpa can mean:snerpa
- snerpa
- 1. t, [snarpr; Ulf. at-snarpjan = θιγγάνειν, Col. ii. 21]:—to whet; s. öxar sínar, Bs. ii. 94: to raise, quicken; s. róðrinn: impers., enn er s. tók leiðit, as the wind grew brisker, Fas. ii. 73: reflex., snerpask við, to bestir oneself, Lv. 91.
- snerpa
- 2. n, f. = skerpa, the smartness of a thing: snerpi, n. sharpness; s. þessa frosts, 623. 34.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚱᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- pers.
- person.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)