sneypa
sagnorð
t, [the original sense, = castrare, remains in snöpa; and snib, to snip]:—as a law term, to outrage, dishonour; ef maðr sneypir dóttur manns eða konu, i. 232: to disgrace, mjök em ek svívirðr ok sneyptr, 4. 30; svívirðiliga sneypandi (gerund.), i. 89: in usage to chide (a boy or child), þú mátt ekki sneypa barnid svona: the phrase, ríða sneyptr, to ride in slovenly fashion, to ride with the horse’s tail hanging loose and untrimmed, instead of being bound up neatly into a knot (gyrðr í tagl).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- Swed.Swedish.
- Scot.Scottish.
- cp.compare.
- Engl.English.
- MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- mod.modern.
- i. e.id est.
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)