Snið

Old Norse Dictionary - snið

Meaning of Old Norse word "snið" in English.

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

snið Old Norse word can mean:

snið: n. [sníða; Germ. schnitt], a slice; meitla af endanum til sniðs fyrstu róarinnar, Mar.; nú skal hann þiggja af-snið þyrnisins, the cut-off piece, Karl. 546: a cut, of clothes, fata-snið: the phrase, á snið, askance; höggva á snið, to cut aslant.

snið: 2. plur. the cut edges of a book; bók í gyltum, rauðum sniðum, a gilt-edged, red-edged book.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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