Smælingi

Old Norse Dictionary - smælingi

Meaning of Old Norse word "smælingi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

smælingi: a, m. (smælingr), a small man, poor man; varisk nú smælingjar reiði Guðs, Stj. 495 (Sks. 729); sjaldan hefir réttr smælingsins við þat batnað, at margir hafa yfirboðarnir verit í senn, N. G. l. ii. 403. In the Icel. N. T. ‘little ones’ is rendered by smælingjar.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛅᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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