Snæri-dörr
Old Norse Dictionary - snæri-dörrMeaning 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.