snjóva

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See also: snjova

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *sneygʷʰ-.

Verb

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snjóva

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to snow
    snjóvarit snows
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: snjóa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snø, snøa, snjova
  • Norwegian: snya, snjóge (dialectal)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snø
  • Swedish: snö
  • Danish: sne

Etymology 2

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Noun

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snjóva m

  1. accusative plural indefinite of snjór
  2. genitive plural indefinite of snjór

References

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  • “snjóva” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
  • snjóva in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.