Snúa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - snúa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "snúa" in English.

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

snúa Old Icelandic word can mean:

snúa: (sný; snøra or snera; snúinn), v.

snúa: 1) to turn, with dat.;

snúa: snýr jarl þangat herinum, the earl turns his host thither;

snúa: ~ úfriði á hendr e-m, to begin hostilities against one;

snúa: ~ aptr ferð sinni, to turn back;

snúa: 2) to turn, go;

snúa: sneru þeir þá yfir ána, then they went across the river;

snúa: þeir snerú í móti þeim ok börðust við þá, they turned against them and fought with them;

snúa: ~ aptr, to turn back;

snúa: ~ brott, to go away (maðrinn sneri þá brott);

snúa: 3) to change, alter (hann sneri síðan nafni sínu);

snúa: ~ skapi sínu, to change one’s mind;

snúa: 4) to turn, twist, twine (~ vönd í hárit);

snúa: 5) to translate (~ Látinu-bréfinu í norrœnu);

snúa: 6) impers., snýr e-u, it is turned (snøri þá mannfalli í lið Kirjala); it changes (brátt sneri fjáærhaginum fyrir Teiti, er G. var í brottu);

snúa: 7) with preps.,

snúa: ~ at e-m, to turn on one;

snúa: snúm vér nú at þeim, let us turn upon them;

snúa: ~ at brúðhlaupi, to prepare for;

snúa: halt svá hendi yfir honum, at øngri hefnd sé til hans snúit, protect him so that no vengeance may befall him;

snúa: ~ e-u til leiðar, to bring about;

snúa: skiptir mik miklu, hversu þú vilt til ~, what turn thou wilt take;

snúa: ~ e-u um, to turn upside down, upset (um snýr þú öllum, sætunum); to change completely (hón kvaðst hafa ætlat at ~ þar um lands-lagi öllu);

snúa: ~ undan, draw back, retreat, flee (en er Baglar sá þat, þá sneru þeir undan);

snúa: 8) refl., ~st.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-u: einhverju.

impers.: impersonal.

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