Snerpa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - snerpa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "snerpa" in English.

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

snerpa Old Icelandic word can mean:

snerpa
(-ta, -tr), v.
snerpa
1) to whet (s. øxar sínar);
snerpa
2) impers., en er s. tók leiðit, as the wind grew brisker;
snerpa
3) refl., ~st við, to bestir oneself.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚱᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.

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