Snaka

Old Norse Dictionary - snaka

Meaning of Old Norse word "snaka" in English.

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

snaka
að, [Ivar Aasen snaka; Dan. snaga]:—to rummage, snuff about; at Ingjaldr snakkaði um hús hennar, Ld. 44; hann spurði, hví snakar þú hér, Önundr? D. n. i. 349.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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