Sniðils-varp

Old Norse Dictionary - sniðils-varp

Meaning of Old Norse word "sniðils-varp" in English.

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

sniðils-varp
n. a ‘cast of the pruning-knife;’ a person was entitled to land so far outside his fence as he could throw his sniðill, Gþl. 453: sniðill, the name of a sword, Fas. ii.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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