Snjó-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary - snjó-kerling

Meaning of Old Norse word "snjó-kerling" in English.

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

snjó-kerling
f. a ‘snow-carline,’ snow-man:—in time of heavy snow the Icel. amuse themselves by building a great snow-man, and this is called ‘hlaða snjókerlingu.’

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

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