Snæri-dörr

Old Norse Dictionary - snæri-dörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snæri-dörr" (or snæri-dǫrr) in English.

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

snæri-dörr (snæri-dǫrr)
n. pl. a javelin with a thong. Lex. Poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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