Snúna

Old Norse Dictionary - snúna

Meaning of Old Norse word "snúna" in English.

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

snúna
að, to turn; hve mun æfi s. mér, what turn will my life take? Skv. 1. 6; e-m snúnar e-t, to succeed, Ó. H. (in a verse); hversu snúnuðu yðr konur yðrar, how did your wives comfort you? Hbl. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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