Snót

Old Norse Dictionary - snót

Meaning of Old Norse word "snót"

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

snót
f. [snotr], a gentlewoman, Edda 109; snótar úlfr, the ‘lady’s wolf,’ i. e. Loki, who carried off the goddess Idun, Haustl.; snótum öllum, opp. to jörlum öllum, Gh. 21, Rm.; the word is poët., and in prose only ironical, þessar snótir, these dames, Al. 153.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gh.
Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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