Snugga

Old Norse Dictionary - snugga

Meaning of Old Norse word "snugga"

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

snugga
pres. snuggir, defect. in other forms, [Swed. snugga = Icel. sníkja]:—to hanker after; snæliga snuggir kváðu Finnar, it snuffs of snow, quoth the Finns, FmS. vii. 20; horfa ok snugga heljar til, to throw a hankering look towards Hel, Skm. 27; Judæi skyldi eigi þurfa til þess at snugga, at nokkurn tím komi undir þá konungdómrinn, they need not hanker after that, Stj. (MS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

defect.
defective.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pres.
present.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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