Snepill

Old Norse Dictionary - snepill

Meaning of Old Norse word "snepill" in English.

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

snepill
m. a snip, flap; skinn-s., torfu-s.; eyra-s., the ear-lobe, n. G. L. iii. 263, mod., eyrna-s.: a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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