Snæ-ljós

Old Norse Dictionary - snæ-ljós

Meaning of Old Norse word "snæ-ljós" in English.

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

snæ-ljós Old Norse word can mean:

snæ-ljós: n. the snow-light; að flýja undan mannsins valdi undir Guðs reiði það er að hlaupa undan snæljósinu til að verða fyrir reiðar-slaginu, Vídal. i. 336.

snæ-ljós: n. a ‘snow-light’ snow-blink, Eggert Itin. 121.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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