Snerta
Old Norse Dictionary - snerta
Meaning of Old Norse word "snerta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snerta can mean:snerta
- snerta
- 1. u, f. = snerra, í þessi snertu, Fms. viii. 230: of a short distance, Barði var í skóginum, ok snertu eina frá þeim, Ísl. ii. 355; Haraldr jarl tjaldar langa snertu upp frá sjónum, Fb. i. 170 (stund þá, Fms. xi. 85, l. c.)
- snerta
- 2. t, to quaff off quickly; ok snerti Hrungnir ór hverri (skál), Edda 57.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)