Snörtr

Old Norse Dictionary - snörtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snörtr" (or snǫrtr) in English.

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

snörtr (snǫrtr): m., gen. snartar, [Ivar Aasen snart = a stick burnt at one end]:—a nickname, Landn.; hence Snartar-tunga, a local name.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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