Snerta

Old Norse Dictionary - snerta

Meaning of Old Norse word "snerta" in English.

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

snerta Old Norse word can mean:

snerta
1. u, f. = snerra, í þessi snertu, Fms. viii. 230: of a short distance, Barði var í skóginum, ok snertu eina frá þeim, Ísl. ii. 355; Haraldr jarl tjaldar langa snertu upp frá sjónum, Fb. i. 170 (stund þá, Fms. xi. 85, l. c.)
snerta
2. t, to quaff off quickly; ok snerti Hrungnir ór hverri (skál), Edda 57.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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