Snjó-kerling
Old Norse Dictionary - snjó-kerlingMeaning 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.