Sneypa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sneypa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sneypa" in Norwegian.

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

sneypa: sneypa, f. Skam, Beskjæmmelse; þat hefiek vitat, at menn hafa lýst vígum áhendr sér, en hitt hefi ek eigi vitateða heyrt, at menn hafi svarit um þatsjalfir, at þeir hafi vegit menn, semGlúmr hefir gert -, ok mun sjá sneypajafnan uppi síðan Vígagl. 2544; eru nútveir kostir fyrir höndum ok hvárrgigóðr, ríða undan ok heim við svábúit, ok er þat þó hin mesta sneypaVatsd. 34 (579); hann flýði til Dan-markar með mikilli sneypu Fsk. 25713;þótti Ólafi konungi sú sneisa meðsneypu Fm. X, 394 (Ágr. 3813); hvíverðr þér þat fyrir at gera Óttarisneypu eðr svívirða dóttur hans Vatsd.37 (6027); beðit þykkir mér Hrafnkellhafa sneypu mikla, er lengi man uppivera Hrafnk. 198; fá sneypu af mönn-um um e-t dvs. komme i Vanrygte blandt Folk for en Sags Skyld, Laxd. 14 (2728);fréttir Ólafr konungr - þessor tíðendiok þikkist hafa fengit af þesso miklasneypu ok vanvirðing OHm. 4519; þolasneypu af e-m DN. IV, 1088; hefi ekaldri farit jafnmikla skömm né sneypufyrir þeim Nj. 121 (1863); jvf Vatsd.33 (5419). 34 (5619); nú var íllr kurr íbóndum; þóttusk hafa látit höfðingjannen farit sjalfir sneypu Sturl. I, 21836.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚽᛦᛕᛆ
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.

gr.: græft.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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