Snöttungr
Old Norse Dictionary - snöttungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snöttungr" (or snǫttungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snöttungr (snǫttungr)
- m. [snatta], a rover, Fas. ii. 357.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snöttungr may be more accurately written as snǫttungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᛏᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)