Snarp-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - snarp-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snarp-leikr" in English.

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

snarp-leikr
(-leiki), m. roughness; afl trésins ok s. næfra, the roughness of the bark, 677. 14: severity, s. frosts, Mar.; s. hirtingar, H. E. i. 404, Bs. i. 276: a dash, s. í orrostum, Fms. ii. 107.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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