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.)