Snaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snaka" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

snaka: snaka, v. (að) luske, snuse omkring for at faa fat paa noget (Folkespr. snaka, snokaAasen 715b12. 722a13); Vígdís - kvaðsér ok leitt vera, at Ingjaldr snakaðium hús hennar Laxd. 15 (288); þá gékkþat (nl. dýrit) þar til, sem líkit lá, oksnakaði til fótanna þessarar enu helgukonu Heilag. I, 5092; Ólafr var þar fyrirok spurði: hví snakar þú hér, Anundr?DN. I, 34912; engi þeirra kennir hann,at heldr var eigi trautt um, at þeirsnökuðu honum nökkut, ef hann dregstlengra fram, en þeim líkar Æf. 42164.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᛆᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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