Smakka

Old Norse Dictionary - smakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "smakka" in English.

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

smakka
að, [A. S. smæcigan; Dan. smage; Germ. ge-schmack; Engl. smack]:—to taste; the word is mod., for in SkS. 163 it is only in the late vellums; the old B l. c. has þefjat; but it is freq. since the Reformation, PasS. 33. 1, 3, 43. 1, Vídal. passim; see smekkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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