Snöpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - snöpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "snöpa" (or snøpa) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

snöpa (snøpa): snöpa, kastrera. " berbex. . scnöpther vädhur" GU C 20 s. 53. canterius rii snepther hester ib s. 73. eumugo (fel för eunucho).. . snepa ib s. 234. ib. ib (hand 2) s. 111.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so snöpa may have also been written as snøpa

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. L:

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᚯᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.