Smeykinn

Old Norse Dictionary - smeykinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "smeykinn" in English.

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

smeykinn Old Norse word can mean:

smeykinn
adj. [smeygja, smjúga, cp. Germ. smeicheln], prop. ‘insinuating,’ cringing, sleek; Snorri bauð þá sínum herra smeykinn heim í holtið Reykja, Gd. 22.
smeykinn
2. in mod. usage smeykr, timid.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod.
modern.

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