Smeygja
Old Norse Dictionary - smeygjaMeaning of Old Norse word "smeygja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
smeygja Old Norse word can mean:
- smeygja
- ð, a causal to smjúga, q. v., [Germ. smeicheln; Dan. smöge], to make slip, with dat.; hann smeygði fjötrinum af niðr, Fms, vi. 15; smeygði hann lykkjunni á háls sér, … s. tauginni af hálsi sér, he slipped the loop off his neck, 368; hann smeygði á sik brókunum, pulled the breeks on, Hkr. iii. 323; smeygja sér inn, to insinuate oneself.
- smeygja
- II. reflex. to rid oneself; smeygðisk Egill af stafnum. Eg. 233; smeygjask undan e-u, to slip away from, Fms. ix. 333.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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