sneis

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sneis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɛɪːs/

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

• “sneis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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