Kletta-snös

Old Norse Dictionary - kletta-snös

Meaning of Old Norse word "kletta-snös" (or kletta-snǫs) in English.

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

kletta-snös (kletta-snǫs)
f. a jutting crag, freq. in mod. usage.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kletta-snös may be more accurately written as kletta-snǫs.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

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