Snilli

Old Norse Dictionary - snilli

Meaning of Old Norse word "snilli" in English.

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

snilli Old Norse word can mean:

snilli: f. = snilld; mál heitir s., Edda 110.

snilli: 2. prowess; spurði, ef hann væri jam-snjallr honum | Glúmr kvaðsk eigi vita um snilli hans, Glúm. 338; eigi ætla ek þik þykkjask jafn-snjallan gyltunni … Ekki jafna ek snilli okkarri gyltu saman, Valla L. 203; snilli-fimr = disertus, Leiðarv. 6; snilli-kenndr, við ærna snilli, Lex. Poët. snilli-bragð, n. an exploit, Flóv. 43.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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