Sniðhvass

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sniðhvass

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sniðhvass" in Norwegian.

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

sniðhvass
sniðhvass, adj. ivrig i at slaa til, hugge løs paa; eru þeir jafnan sniðhvassir ífyrstunni en verða æ údrjúgir í allarþrautir Fm. VIII, 13412; því lyptastþessir hvárirtveggju nú þegar til únáða,hafa sik brutt ór landi ok sœkja suðrum sjó á fund Heinriks konungs, flyt-jandi heldr sniðhvast af framferðumerkibyskups Thom. 32616.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᛁᚦᚼᚠᛆᛋᛋ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.

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