Snerra
Old Norse Dictionary - snerra
Meaning of Old Norse word "snerra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snerra
- u, f. a smart shock, onslaught; allhörð snerra, Fms. ix. 516; hann drap fjögur hundrað heiðingja í einni snerru (= einni lotu), Stj. 509; veitti herrinn Davíðs konungs harða snerru, 534: poët. a fight, battle, Lex. poët.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚱᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)