Snillingr
Old Norse Dictionary - snillingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snillingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snillingr can mean:snillingr
- snillingr
- m., prop. a master of speech, Edda (Gl.): in mod. usage a master in art, skill, or writing; þjóð-s., ráð-s., a wise man.
- snillingr
- 2. a heroic man; nú í hvert sinn er ek berjmnk, þá em ek fyrstr, ok þykkja þeir nú snillingar er jafn-fram fara mér, Fms. viii. 410.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᛚᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)