Snara
Old Icelandic Dictionary - snaraMeaning of Old Icelandic word "snara" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
snara Old Icelandic word can mean:
- snara
- I)
- snara
- (að), v.
- snara
- 1) to turn quickly, twist, wring; K. ~r skjöldinn svá fast, at spjótit brotnaði, K. twists the shield so smartly that the spear broke; hann ~r af honum höfuðit, he wrings off his head;
- snara
- 2) to translate (s. bók upp í norrœnu);
- snara
- 3) s. atgönguna, to push or press the attack;
- snara
- 4) to throw, fling, with dat. (Þ. ~ði hallinum ok broddinum);
- snara
- 5) to make a quick turn, step quickly (hón ~r þegarinn hjá honum);
- snara
- 6) refl., ~st, to turn oneself (pass) quickly (hann ~st fram hjá þeim); S. ~st þá út ór stofunni, then S. hastens out of the room; s. við e-m, to turn quickly towards one (M. ~ðist við honum ok mæIti); s. í karlföt, to dress in man’s clothes.
- snara
- II)
- snara
- f.
- snara
- 1) snare; leggja snörur fyrir e-n, to lay or spread snares for one;
- snara
- 2) halter (gáIginn var reistr ok ~n þar við fest).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚱᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- f.
- feminine.
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