sneis

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sneis.

Pronunciation

Noun

sneis f (definite singular sneisa, indefinite plural sneiser, definite plural sneisene)

  1. a stick, needle
  2. a stake with hey on it

Noun

sneis f or n (definite singular sneisa or sneiset, indefinite plural sneiser or sneis, definite plural sneisene or sneisa)

  1. a score (number), 20.
    Synonym: tjug

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaisō.

Noun

sneis f

  1. a wooden pin

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sneis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sneis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sneis
  • Swedish: snes (dialectal)
  • Danish: snes
    • Norwegian Bokmål: snes

References

  • “sneis”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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