Snið-hvass

Old Norse Dictionary - snið-hvass

Meaning of Old Norse word "snið-hvass" in English.

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

snið-hvass
adj. keen cutting: metaph., Fms. viii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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