English

Verb

snar ‎(third-person singular simple present snars, present participle snarring, simple past and past participle snarred)

1. (obsolete) To snarl.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stnaːr/

  Rhymes: -aːr

Adjective

snar ‎(comparative snarari, superlative snarastur)

1. quick

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr

Adjective

snar ‎(neuter singular snart, definite singular and plural snare, comparative snarere, indefinite superlative snarest, definite superlative snareste)

1. quick, swift

References

• “snar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr

Adjective

snar ‎(neuter singular snart, definite singular and plural snare, comparative snarare, indefinite superlative snarast, definite superlative snaraste)

1. quick, swift

References

• “snar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German snoor.

Pronunciation

Adjective

snar (comparative snarare, superlative snarast)

1. near-term, immediate, ready

   min snara återkomst

   my not too distant return

   inom en snar framtid

   within the near future

   inom den snaraste framtiden

   within the nearest future

Declension

Related terms

• snarlik
• snarstucken
• snartänkt