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.)