Snópa
Old Norse Dictionary - snópa
Meaning of Old Norse word "snópa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snópa
- pres. snópir, to idle about dismally (destitute and hapless); sitr ok snópir, Hm. 32; snópa snauðr, Fas. iii. 12 (in a verse); so in the mod. phrase, snópa úti í kulda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pres.
- present.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)