Snerta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - snerta

Meaning 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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