Snarr

Old Norse Dictionary - snarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snarr" in English.

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

snarr Old Norse word can mean:

snarr: snör, snart, adj. [this word with its derivatives is akin to snúa, pret. snöri; Engl. snarl, of cord]:—prop. hard-twisted, of a string; snarr þáttr, hard-spun cord, Stor. (snar-þáttr, Lex. poët.); þráðrinn er snarr: chiefly used,

snarr: II. metaph. swift, [A. S. snear]; snarir vindar, the swift winds, Hdl. 41; snör brögð, gallant deeds, Skv. i. 10: used as an epithet to a wrestler, fighter, snar glímu-maðr.

snarr: 2. keen; snör augu, keen, flashing eyes, FaS. i. 200; augu snör, Þiðr. 178; snart auga-bragð, FmS. ii. 174: adverbially, smartly, rann hann at sem snarast, Eg. 532; berjask snart ok hraustliga, Ld. 222.

snarr: III. temp. soon, Dan. snart; kom aptr snart, FmS. xi. 266: in poët. compds, geð-S., böð-S., fólk-S.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

prop.: proper, properly.

pret.: preterite.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

temp.: temporal.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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