Snafðr
Old Norse Dictionary - snafðrMeaning of Old Norse word "snafðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snafðr
- part. from an obsol. snefja, snafði:—sharp-scented; s. til at fregna eðr spyrja ný tíðendi, sharp-nosed for news, 645. 90 (Acts xvii. 21).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚠᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- obsol.
- obsolete.
- part.
- participle.
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