Snœrr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snœrr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snœrr" in Norwegian.

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

snœrr: snœrr, adj. sandsynligvis Positiv til et Sturl. I, 14519 forekommende snœrri, som Vigfusson i sin Ordbog 577a30 mener skulde staa for snæfri, medens han der-imod i Noten til det anførte Sted af Sturl. anfører, at Cod. har snœrri, hvil- ket ligesaavel kan læses snærri og for-klares som Kompar. af et adj. snœrr= snarr, afledet af et forældet Verbum snara, Præt. snór, eller maaske hellerfor snerri = snarari.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚯᚱᚱ
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.

Adj.: Adjectiv.