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From Icelandic Snorri + cam(era), named after two Icelandic photographers and directors, Einar Snorri and Eiður Snorri Eysteinsson.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
SnorriCam
Today it means: A camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, with the camera facing the actor. Full definition →