Snerra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snerra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snerra" in Norwegian.

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

snerra
snerra, f. Angreb, Anfald; varð þar all-hörð snerra (Texten orrosta) Fm. IX,516 &vl 3 (jvf Icel. sag. II, 22032);hann drap 800 heiðingja í einni snerru(= lat. impetu uno) Stj. 5098 (2 Sam.23, 8); ok svá veitti herrinn Davidskonungs harða snerru, at þeir fellduaf hinum á þeim degi 20 þúsundirStj. 5346.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚽᚱᚱᛆ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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