Snerra

Old Norse Dictionary - snerra

Meaning of Old Norse word "snerra" in English.

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

snerra
u, f. a smart shock, onslaught; allhörð snerra, Fms. ix. 516; hann drap fjögur hundrað heiðingja í einni snerru (= einni lotu), Stj. 509; veitti herrinn Davíðs konungs harða snerru, 534: poët. a fight, battle, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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