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snara.

a trap, a snare

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈstnaːra]
  1. a trap, a snare

    feminine
  2. a noose

    feminine
  3. a loop

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“sling”), synchronically analyzed as a deverbal from snara (“to snare, lasso”), see lemma below.

verb[ˈstnaːra]
  1. to snare, to lasso

    weak
  2. to translate hastily

    weak
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse snara.

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