Smita

Old Norse Dictionary - smita

Meaning of Old Norse word "smita" in English.

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

smita
að, [Ulf. smeitan = ἐπιχρίειν; A. S. smîtan; Engl. smite; Germ. schmeissen; Swed. smeta; for the change from ‘smear’ to ‘flog’ see the analogy in ríða B, p. 499, col. 1]:—to steam from being fat or oiled.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

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