Sneimm-endis

Old Norse Dictionary - sneimm-endis

Meaning of Old Norse word "sneimm-endis" in English.

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

sneimm-endis: adv. early; s. um morguninn, Ld. 324; býsk konungr s. í braut, Fms. xi. 52; Hallr lét skirask snimhendis, at an early stage, Íb. 10; hann lét skirask snimendis, Fms. x. 397; sendi hann þá út s., early in the summer, 97, Nj. 47; hann var snemendis mikill ok sterkr, Ld. 20, Bs. i. 640; s. mikill hermaðr, Fms. i. 8, ii. 7: with gen., s. sumars, Ísl. ii. 264; s. biskupsdóms síns, Bs. i. 67.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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