Snörgla

Old Norse Dictionary - snörgla

Meaning of Old Norse word "snörgla" (or snǫrgla) in English.

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

snörgla (snǫrgla)
ð, to ‘snarl,’ rattle in the throat, Hom. 121, Fms. v. 213.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snörgla may be more accurately written as snǫrgla.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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