Snöttungr

Old Norse Dictionary - snöttungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snöttungr" (or snǫttungr) in English.

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

snöttungr (snǫttungr)
m. [snatta], a rover, Fas. ii. 357.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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