Snæ-skafa

Old Norse Dictionary - snæ-skafa

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

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

snæ-skafa
u, f. the whirling of snow, mod. skaf-kafald, Ísl. ii. 87.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

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