Snæri

Old Norse Dictionary - snæri

Meaning of Old Norse word "snæri" in English.

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

snæri Old Norse word can mean:

snæri: i. e. snœri, n.; [snúa; Ulf. snorjo = σαργάνη; O. H. G. snuor; Swed. snöre; Germ. schnure]:—a twisted rope, of hemp, esp. such as is used for fishermen’s lines and the like; hann kom snærinu á akkeris-hringinn, Lv. 99; lögð s. umhverfis, Eg. 340; þeir týndu snærum sínum, their fishing-lines, Gd. 51: the thong of a javelin, Lat. amentum; þeir fengu fingrum í snæri, they fingered their thongs, Am. 42, cp. ‘inserit amento digitos’ of Ovid; grípa í bug snæum, Jd. 26.

snæri: COMPDS: snæridörr, snærisspjót.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

i. e.: id est.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Jd.: Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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