Sneið

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sneið

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sneið" in Norwegian.

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

sneið: sneið, f. (N. Pl. -ir) 1) afskaaret Stykke;hann spurði, hvat þeim væri þar gefit?ostr segja þær; hann beiddist at sjá;þær sýndu honum, ok váru þat sneiðirmargar Nj. 49 (769. 12); jvf flesksneið. 2) Chicane, Stikpille; þótti oss þó heldrþeim sneiðum vægjandi vera en and-yrðum deilandi þar til, er - guð lofarokkr sjalfum finnast DN. VIII, 1373;virðu þeir Þorbjörn, sem Spá-Gils hefðinökkurar sneiðir stungit Máfhlíðingumum mál þessi Eb. 18 (222); skil ek, atþú mant þykkjast mér þessa sneiðstinga Grett. 539; hverr á þessa sneiðdvs. hvem skal tage denne Stikpille til sig,Flat. II, 17121.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚽᛁᚦ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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