Snerrir

Old Norse Dictionary - snerrir

Meaning of Old Norse word "snerrir" in English.

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

snerrir
or snerir, m. a smart, sharp-witted person; hann var ú-svífinn í æskunni ok var hann snerir kallaðr, ok eptir þat Snorri, Eb. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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