snår

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Swedish

snår
sparser snår (or snårskog)

Etymology

Related to snar, snara (cognate with English snare), and snärja.

Noun

snår n

  1. thicket, scrub, brushwood (dense, scrubby growth of bushes and/or small trees)
    • 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music), performed by Sven-Ingvars:
      In i snåret av björkar och alar och hassel, var det viskande snack, det var tissel och tassel, bland de skymmande skuggorna där. Det var ras, det var lek över stockar och stenar, det var kutter och smek, under lummiga grenar. Vill du ha mig, så har du mig här!
      Into the thicket of birches and alders and hazel, there was whispered chatter, there was tittling and tattling, among the obscuring shadows there. There was romp , there was play over logs and rocks, there was cooing and caressing, under leafy branches. If you want me, you have me here!

Usage notes

A difficult or impossible to penetrate twiggy mess, intuitively.

Declension

Declension of snår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative snår snåret snår snåren
Genitive snårs snårets snårs snårens

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