Snjófa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snjófa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snjófa" in Norwegian.

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

snjófa
snjófa, v. (að) sne, = snjáfa; koma þarvið vetr sjalfan ok snjófar þá á fyrirþeim ok vetrar Flat. I, 13114; áðr þeirsigldu burt, snjófaði mjök á jörðina,ok því kölluðu þeir þat Snjóland Flat.I, 2487; frost var veðrs, en áðr hafðisnjófat nökkut Fm. VI, 33413; segja,at hann myndi hverfa frá berginu þanntíma, er snjófa tœki eðr frjósa Fm.VIII, 43114.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᛁᚮᚠᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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