Snillingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snillingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snillingr" in Norwegian.

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

snillingr: snillingr, m. 1) = snjallr maðr, snildar-maðr; í hvert sinn er vér berjumst,þá em ek fyrstr, ok þikkja þeir snill-ingar, er jafnfram fara mér Fm. VIII,4102; ljónar heita þeir menn, er gangaum sættir manna; þeir menn eru, er sváeru kallaðir: kappar, kempur, garpar,snillingar o. s. v. SE. I, 53019. 55815. 2) Filosof, = spekingr; þá diktaði hann3 bœkr de pulchro et apto ok sendieinum snillingi í Rómaborg, er Herituser nefndr Heilag. I, 12514; hann hafðilesit nökkurar bœkr Platonis spekings,þær er Victorinus snillingr, er fyrr varí Róma, hafði snúit í latínu Heilag. I,13032.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᛁᛚᛚᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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