Snerra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Snerra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᛁᚱᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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