Snúðigr

Old Norse Dictionary - snúðigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snúðigr" in English.

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

snúðigr Old Norse word can mean:

snúðigr: adj., contr. snúðga, [A. S. snúd = quick, agile], twirling, wheeling; snúðga steini, GS. 4, 12.

snúðigr: 2. neut., in the phrase, ganga snúðigt, to walk at a swinging pace, Ld. 62, 148, Valla L. 212, FaS. ii. 558, Fbr. 115; fara snúðigt, id., Nj. 100.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

contr.: contracted.

S.: Saga.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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