Snúðigr
Old Norse Dictionary - snúðigr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snúðigr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word snúðigr can mean:snúðigr
- snúðigr
- adj., contr. snúðga, [A. S. snúd = quick, agile], twirling, wheeling; snúðga steini, GS. 4, 12.
- snúðigr
- 2. neut., in the phrase, ganga snúðigt, to walk at a swinging pace, Ld. 62, 148, Valla L. 212, FaS. ii. 558, Fbr. 115; fara snúðigt, id., Nj. 100.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᚦᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- contr.
- contracted.
- S.
- Saga.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- L.
- Linnæus.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gs.
- Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)