Snýta

Old Norse Dictionary - snýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "snýta"

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

Old Norse word snýta can mean:snýta

snýta
t, [cp. Dan. snyde, Engl. snot], to blow the nose; snýta sér; hence snýta blóði, Fas. ii. 320 (in a verse); snýta rauðu, to get a bloody nose, Fms. iii. 147, Karl. 149.
snýta
II. metaph., snýtt hefír þú sifjungum, thou hast destroyed thy kinsman, Am. 82 (cp. Dan. snyde = cheat).

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
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