Smiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - smiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "smiðr" in English.

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

smiðr Old Norse word can mean:

smiðr: m., gen. smiðs, old plur. smiðar, acc. smiða; thus goll-smiðar, goll-smiða, smiðarnir, Mar. (xxxvi, xxxvii, in an old vellum fragment); but smiðir, 733 sqq. l. c.; smiðar, Hkr. i. 293; acc. smiða, 185, Grág. i. 149: the mod. usage is smiðir, smiði: the acc. smiðu, Stj. 362, l. 3, FmS. ix. 377, is less correct: [Ulf. smiþa; A. S. smið; Engl. smith; Dan.-Swed. smed; Germ. schmied]:—a smith, craftsman, wright, of workers in metals and wood, ship or house-building; járn-S., tré-S., stein-S., gull-S., skip-S., knarrar-S., skó-S., skepti-S., höfuð-S., frum-S., q. v.; himna-S., the artificer of the heavens, Fbr.; þá kom þar S. nokkurr ok bauð at göra þeim borg, Edda 25, 26, FmS. ix. 55; hann var stafna-S. at skipinu, Hkr. i. 293; vóru þá smiðar þar áðr komnir, id., FmS. v. 74; ens hæsta smiðs, Greg. 20, Eluc. 7; ú skulu smiðir fé taka, Gþl. 80; smiðar þeir er hús göra, Grág. i. 149; fá smiða til at skíra silfrit, Hkr. i. 185: the saying, fár er smiðr í fyrsta sinni, none is ‘smith’ (master) the first time; and leggja smiðs-höggið á e-ð, to give the smith’s stroke, the master’s stroke, i. e. the finish to a thing; smiðir hafa spánu versta, smiths have the worst spoons (speaking of ornamental spoons), i. e. smiths keep the worst for their own use.

smiðr: II. Smiðr, a nickname and pr. name, Landn. (cp. Rm. 21, Ann. 1362, Engl. Smith); Smið-kell, Smið-Skeggi, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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