Smella

Old Norse Dictionary - smella

Meaning of Old Norse word "smella" in English.

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

smella
smell, pret. small, defect.; [Swed. smälla; Ivar Aasen smella; Dan. smælde]:—to smack, crack, as a whip; the word is freq. in mod. usage, but not found in old writers.

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

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Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
defect.
defective.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pret.
preterite.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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