Sneið

Old Norse Dictionary - sneið

Meaning of Old Norse word "sneið" in English.

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

sneið: f. [sníða; A. S. snæð], a slice, Nj. 76; brauð-sneið, ost-S., fleski-S., q. v.: metaph. a taunt, hverr á þessa sneið, who owns to this cut? who is meant by this slight? Ó. H. 87; stinga. e-m sneið, to cut with sarcasm, Eb. 56, Grett. 102 A, FmS. iv. 311.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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