Smeygja

Old Norse Dictionary - smeygja

Meaning 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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