Snópa

Old Norse Dictionary - snópa

Meaning of Old Norse word "snópa" in English.

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

snópa
pres. snópir, to idle about dismally (destitute and hapless); sitr ok snópir, Hm. 32; snópa snauðr, Fas. iii. 12 (in a verse); so in the mod. phrase, snópa úti í kulda.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
pres.
present.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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