Alternative forms

• snivel, snæggel, snygyl, snyryl (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#SNIGELCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#SNIGEL snigill, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SNIGELCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SNIGEL *snigilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sniːəl/, /²snɪːʝəl/, /²snɪːɡəl/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#SNIGEL

Noun

snigel m (definite singular snigelen, indefinite plural sniglar, definite plural sniglane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#SNIGELCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#SNIGELCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#SNIGELCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#SNIGELCategory:Pages with entries#SNIGELCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SNIGEL

1. snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

   Synonym: sleipe

   Du er tregare enn ein snigel!

   You are slower than a snail!

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#SNIGEL

See also

• snegl, snegle, snile (Bokmål)

References

• “snigel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#SNIGEL snighil, from Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#SNIGEL snigill.

Noun

snigel cCategory:Swedish lemmas#SNIGELCategory:Swedish nouns#SNIGELCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#SNIGELCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#SNIGELCategory:Pages with entries#SNIGELCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SNIGEL

1. a snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

References

• “snigel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “snigel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “snigel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• igelns, singel