Snigill
Old Norse Dictionary - snigill
Meaning of Old Norse word "snigill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snigill
- m. [A. S. snegel; Engl. snail; Dan. snegl], a snail, FaS. iii. 12 (as also the verse); brekku-S., freq. in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)