Snælda

Old Norse Dictionary - snælda

Meaning of Old Norse word "snælda" in English.

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

snælda Old Norse word can mean:

snælda
u, f. [akin to snjallr], a spindle; suúðr ok snælda, N. G. L. i. 92. snældu-hali, a. m. a ‘spindle-tail,’ Bret. 32.
snælda
II. the prop supporting the seat in a boat; sjór upp í miðjar snældur, the boat is full of water up to the middle of the s.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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