Snið

Old Norse Dictionary - snið

Meaning of Old Norse word "snið"

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

Old Norse word snið can mean:snið

snið
n. [sníða; Germ. schnitt], a slice; meitla af endanum til sniðs fyrstu róarinnar, Mar.; nú skal hann þiggja af-snið þyrnisins, the cut-off piece, Karl. 546: a cut, of clothes, fata-snið: the phrase, á snið, askance; höggva á snið, to cut aslant.
snið
2. plur. the cut edges of a book; bók í gyltum, rauðum sniðum, a gilt-edged, red-edged book.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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