Snörgla
Old Norse Dictionary - snörgla
Meaning of Old Norse word "snörgla" (or snǫrgla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snörgla (snǫrgla)
- ð, to ‘snarl,’ rattle in the throat, Hom. 121, Fms. v. 213.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snörgla may be more accurately written as snǫrgla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᚱᚴᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)