Yrða

snæfr

lýsingarorð
, the r is radical, [Norse snæv; snæver], tight, narrow; höfðu þeir kyrtla styttri ok snæfrari en hjörtu betri. viii. 336.
II. tough, vigorous; snæfrir vinir, ix. 440 (in a verse); hér var snæfrt um siglu, a close, tough, tight tug, ii. 76 (in a verse); ok hafði hann eigi verit snærri (= snæfri), he had never been ‘tighter,’ more hale and hearty than then, i. 150.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
  • Dan.Danish.
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)