Snerill

Old Norse Dictionary - snerill

Meaning of Old Norse word "snerill" in English.

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

snerill
m. = snarvölr, q. v.; þeir settu í sneril, ok sneru at strenginn, Hkr. iii. 365: in mod. usage the handle outside a door which is turned round to lift a latch.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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