Snörgl

Old Norse Dictionary - snörgl

Meaning of Old Norse word "snörgl" (or snǫrgl)

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

snörgl (snǫrgl)
n. (sounded snörl), a rattling sound in the throat, Fs. 144, Sturl. ii. 67 C.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snörgl may be more accurately written as snǫrgl.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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