Sneypa
Old Norse Dictionary - sneypa
Meaning of Old Norse word "sneypa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sneypa
- t, [the original sense, = castrare, remains in Swed. snöpa; and Scot. snib, cp. Engl. to snip]:—as a law term, to outrage, dishonour; ef maðr sneypir dóttur manns eða konu, N. G. l. i. 232: to disgrace, mjök em ek svívirðr ok sneyptr, MS. 4. 30; svívirðiliga sneypandi (gerund.), Fb. i. 89: in mod. usage to chide (a boy or child), þú mátt ekki sneypa barnid svona: the phrase, ríða sneyptr, to ride in slovenly fashion, i. e. to ride with the horse’s tail hanging loose and untrimmed, instead of being bound up neatly into a knot (gyrðr í tagl).
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:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)