Snúðr

Old Norse Dictionary - snúðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snúðr" in English.

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

snúðr Old Norse word can mean:

snúðr
m. [snúa; Scot. snood], a twift, twirl; það er harðr snúðr, linr snúðr; þeir knýttu saman ok görðu snúða (v. l. snýð = snúð) á endunum, and twirled it into a clew at the ends, Fms. iv. 335 (noða, i. e. hnoða (q. v.), Ó. H. l. c.)
snúðr
2. the head-piece of a spindle (snælda); á snældu er snúðr og hnokki, Hallgr.; hence the allit. phrase, snúðr ok snælda, n. G. l. i. 92: the allit. phrase, hann vill hafa nokkuð fyrir snúð sinn og snældu, he will get something for his twirl and distaff, i. e. some return, see the legend Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 508.
snúðr
II. profit, gain, for spinning and twisting betoken wealth and gain; hvern snúð sjá þeir sinn í þvi? Sks. 251; hvat snúð (dat.), 266 B; til snúðar ok ávaxtar, Ó. T. 36; þat er lítið til snúðar, a small profit, 655 xi. 3; ráð er slikt til snúðar, Bjarn. (in a verse); fé-snúðr, money-making, Band.; þat er minn snúðr, that is my gain, ‘tis a good turn for me, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
Scot.
Scottish.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
L.
Linnæus.
lit.
literally.
dat.
dative.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. T.
Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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