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.)
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