Snarpr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - snarpr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "snarpr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

snarpr Old Icelandic word can mean:

snarpr
a.
snarpr
1) rough to the touch (snarpt hárklæði);
snarpr
2) keen, sharp, of a weapon (snörp øx, snarpt sverð);
snarpr
3) vehement, hard (snörp atganga, orrosta); inn snarpasti kuldi, the bitterest cold;
snarpr
4) smart, dashing, of persons (manna snarpastr í orrostum);
snarpr
5) barren, rugged, = skarpr (land illt ok snarpt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅᚱᛒᚱ

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