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
pres. snertr, Pr. 427; pret. snart, plur. snurtu, Helr. 9; subj. snyrti, Mar. 528; part. snortinn: a medial form, snertumk, Landn. (in a verse), Korm. 246 (in a verse): in mod. usage mostly weak, pres. pret. snerti, part. snertr; the strong form is, however, freq. in the Bible, snortið, Luke viii. 46, 47; hver snart mig, 45; hún snart fald hans klæða, 44:—to touch; snart oddr sverðsins kvið Hrómundar, Fas. ii. 375; sveiflandi einu saxi sem fyrst var ván at snyrti, Mar. l. c.; snertumk harmr í hjarta hrót, grief touches the heart’s core, Landn. (in a verse); snertumk hjörr við hjarta, Kormak; hafa snortið hjarta e-s, Bs. i. 769; þótt hann sé nokkuð snortinn, ii. 88; snart hann þó með engu móti borðit, Stj. 210; ú-telgðum steinum þeim sem ekki járn hafði snortið, 366; sem hann snart bein hins helga manns, 634; ó-snortin móðir = the Virgin-mother, Mar.
snerta
2. s. við, to touch on; hann hefir sigr hvar sem hann snertir við, Al. 136; ef vér snertum eigi við þá hluti, H. E. i. 461; síkr snart við sæþráð, the fish snapped at the hook, Skálda (in a verse); ok snart við klæði þau, er …, Bs. i. 311.
snerta
II. metaph. to touch, concern; mála þeirra er okkr snerta, Lv. 74; þetta sama snertr marga of mjök, Pr. 427.

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:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
plur.
plural.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
subj.
subjunctive.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Helr.
Helreið Brynhildar. (A. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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