Snös

Old Norse Dictionary - snös

Meaning of Old Norse word "snös" (or snǫs)

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

Old Norse word snös can mean:snös

snös (snǫs)
f. [Ivar Aasen snos], a projecting rock; þeir höfðu þar tjald hjá snösinni, Gullþ. 8: freq. in mod. usage, kletta-snös, fram á snösina; berg-snös, Eg., Gullþ., Hom.
snös (snǫs)
2. a pot-hook; gullkaleikr með gyltum snusum (= -snösum), Vm. 52: heill og sæll hór minn eg skal kyssa snös þína ef þú græðir vör mína, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 553.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
þ.
þáttr.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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