Snøggr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - snøggrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "snøggr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
snøggr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- snøggr
- (acc. snøggvan), a.
- snøggr
- 1) short (gøra stutt skegg ok snøggvan kamp); þeir bitu allt gras at snøggu, they bit it close;
- snøggr
- 2) short-haired;
- snøggr
- 3) sudden, brief (orrosta hörð ok snøgg); neut., snøggt, as adv. soon, quickly (þá dró snøggt undan).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adv.
- adverb.
- neut.
- neuter.
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