Snøggr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - snøggr

Meaning 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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