Snös

Old Norse Dictionary - snös

Meaning of Old Norse word "snös" (or snǫs) in English.

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

snös Old Norse word can mean:

snös (snǫs): f. [Ivar Aasen snos], a projecting rock; þeir höfðu þar tjald hjá snösinni, Gullþ. 8: freq. in mod. usage, kletta-snös, fram á snösina; berg-snös, Eg., Gullþ., Hom.

snös (snǫs): 2. a pot-hook; gullkaleikr með gyltum snusum (= -snösum), Vm. 52: heill og sæll hór minn eg skal kyssa snös þína ef þú græðir vör mína, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 553.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

þ.: þáttr.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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