Snýta

Old Norse Dictionary - snýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "snýta" in English.

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

snýta Old Norse word can mean:

snýta: t, [cp. Dan. snyde, Engl. snot], to blow the nose; snýta sér; hence snýta blóði, Fas. ii. 320 (in a verse); snýta rauðu, to get a bloody nose, Fms. iii. 147, Karl. 149.

snýta: II. metaph., snýtt hefír þú sifjungum, thou hast destroyed thy kinsman, Am. 82 (cp. Dan. snyde = cheat).

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

Similar entries:

Snýta (I)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

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