Snatta

Old Norse Dictionary - snatta

Meaning of Old Norse word "snatta" in English.

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

snatta
að, (snatt, n.), prop. to ‘snuffle about,’ to roam idly from house to house, roam without aim or business: snattaðar-maðr, m. a lounger, n. G. L. i. 327: snattari, a, m. a roamer, rover, Rétt. 56.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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