Snjó-fönn
Old Norse Dictionary - snjó-fönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "snjó-fönn" (or snjó-fǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snjó-fönn (snjó-fǫnn)
- f. a snow-drift. Fas. i. 115, Dropl. 23.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snjó-fönn may be more accurately written as snjó-fǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚢ-ᚠᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)