Smætta

Old Norse Dictionary - smætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "smætta" in English.

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

smætta
mod. smækka, smáttka, Sks. 105 new Ed. v. l. [smár]:—to grow small; smækka tekr nú smíði gátu, Gsp., passim in mod. usage; smættisk þá með hans hyski, sundr-þykkjask ok smættask, … smættask allar ættir, Sks. 77 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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