Snerpa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snerpa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snerpa" in Norwegian.

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

snerpa: snerpa, v. (pt) 1) hvesse, gjøre skarp (jvfsnarpr 1); verðr þeim (nl. vinnumönn-um) heitt, ok beiðir hvíldar, setjastniðr ok snerpa öxar sínar; lítr þá einnþeirra, at lyngormr hrökkvist á gras-inu upp á stofninn hjá honum; hannslœmir til öxinni ok sníðr orminn mið-jan, brýnir síðan sem áðr ok gleymir,hvat hann hafði gert, ok sakir þess atvatn er fjarri, snerpir hann eggvölinnsem verða kann meðr tungu sínni -Bp. II, 9426 fgg. 2) gjøre stærkere, mere indtrængende (jvf skarpr 2, hvessa 3);þikkir þeim þá vænligt um sína ferð,því þá hafa þeir hœfiligan byr umstund, en þar kom, at snerpa tók leiðitdvs. at Stormen, Vinden blev stærkere, Fld. II, 7325; snerpir erkibiskup sínaráminningar um nökkurn tíma Thom.32922; mun eigi þat ráð at snerpastvið um þingförina, ef þér vilit mér liðveita Ljósv. 2626.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚽᚱᛕᛆ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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