Snugga

Old Norse Dictionary - snugga

Meaning of Old Norse word "snugga" in English.

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

snugga: pres. snuggir, defect. in other forms, [Swed. snugga = Icel. sníkja]:—to hanker after; snæliga snuggir kváðu Finnar, it snuffs of snow, quoth the Finns, FmS. vii. 20; horfa ok snugga heljar til, to throw a hankering look towards Hel, Skm. 27; Judæi skyldi eigi þurfa til þess at snugga, at nokkurn tím komi undir þá konungdómrinn, they need not hanker after that, Stj. (MS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

defect.: defective.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pres.: present.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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