Sneypa

Old Norse Dictionary - sneypa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sneypa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sneypa
u, f. a disgrace, ignominy; mun sjá s. jafnan uppi, Glúm. 389; mun ek sneypu fá af mönnum um tal okkart, Ld. 44; sveinninn vendi aptr með sneypu, Fms. x. 394 (snaupu); bíða mikla sneypu, Hrafn. 19; skömm ok sneypu, Nj. 186; flýja með mikilli sneypu, Fagrsk. 170. sneypu-för, f. a disgraceful journey, Nj. 79.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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