Snjóva
Old Norse Dictionary - snjóva
Meaning of Old Norse word "snjóva"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snjóva
- or snjófa, snjáva, Fms. i. 235, mod. snjóa, að, to snow, Gr. νίφειν; snjávaði á fjöll, Fms. i. 235; áðr hafði snjófat nokkut, vi. 334; þann tíma er snjóva tæki, viii. 431: impers., snjófar þá á fyrir þeim, ok vetrar, Fær. 40.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚢᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Gr.
- Greek.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- mod.
- modern.
- pers.
- person.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)