Snapa

Old Norse Dictionary - snapa

Meaning of Old Norse word "snapa" in English.

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

snapa
ð, pres. snapir, to snuffle, like a dog picking up crumbs on the floor; ok snapvist snapir, Ls. 44; snapir ok gnapir, órn á aldinn mar, Hm. 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pres.
present.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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