Snerta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - snertaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "snerta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
snerta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- snerta
- I)
- snerta
- (snert; snart, snurtum; snortinn), v.
- snerta
- 1) to touch (snart oddr sverðsins kvið Hrómundar); s. við e-t, to touch (s. við klæði e-s);
- snerta
- 2) fig. to touch, concern (sókn ok vörn mála þeirra, er okkr ~).
- snerta
- II)
- snerta
- (-rta), v. to quaff off quickly (snerti Hrungnir ór hverri skál).
- snerta
- III)
- snerta
- f.
- snerta
- 1) short distance (B. var í skóginum ok snertu eina frá þeim);
- snerta
- 2) = snerra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛁᚱᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- f.
- feminine.
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