Snöggr
Old Norse Dictionary - snöggrMeaning of Old Norse word "snöggr" (or snǫggr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
snöggr Old Norse word can mean:
- snöggr (snǫggr)
- adj., the v appears before a vowel, snöggvan, etc.; compar. snöggvari; superl. snöggvastr: [Engl. snug, but metaph. = smooth]:—bald or short, smooth, of wool, hair, crop; á loðna ok lembda en aðra snöggva ok gelda, Vm. 33; snöggvar ær, Grág. i. 505; nauts rófa snögg, Eb. 272; snöggvan belg, Landn. (in a verse); stutt skegg ok snöggvan kamp, Sks. 288; þeir bitu allt gras at snöggu, bit it close, Fms. xi. 6: freq. in mod. usage, esp. of grass, það er snöggt, túnið er snöggt.
- snöggr (snǫggr)
- II. metaph. sudden, brief; orrosta hörð ok snögg, Vígl. 26; snöggr verki, hasty work, Geisli.
- snöggr (snǫggr)
- 2. neut. snöggt, soon, at once, Finnb. 226; þá, dró svá snöggt undan, Fb. ii. 15; cp. the phrase, það er snöggt-um betra, by far better; superl. snöggvast, for a moment; eg fer burt sem snöggvast.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snöggr may be more accurately written as snǫggr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- superl.
- superlative.
- cp.
- compare.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
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