Snið-hvass
Old Norse Dictionary - snið-hvass
Meaning of Old Norse word "snið-hvass"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snið-hvass
- adj. keen cutting: metaph., Fms. viii. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚦ-ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)