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.)