Sneið

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sneið

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sneið" in English.

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

sneið Old Icelandic word can mean:

sneið
I) (pl. -ir), f.
sneið
1) slice (~ir margar);
sneið
2) taunt, slight;
sneið
hverr á þessa s., who is meant by this slight?
sneið
stinga e-m ~, to cut with sarcasm.
sneið
II) from sníða.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.

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