Snikka

Old Norse Dictionary - snikka

Meaning of Old Norse word "snikka"

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

snikka
að, qs. sniðka, to nick, cut, esp. as a mason’s or carpenter’s term; telgja eðr s., Fms. xi. 431.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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