Smjúga

Old Norse Dictionary - smjúga

Meaning of Old Norse word "smjúga" in English.

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

smjúga Old Norse word can mean:

smjúga: pres. smýg; the ancients prefer the pret. smó (smótt, smó); the mod. is smaug, which occurs in Km. 7; pl. smugu: subj. smygi; part. smoginn: [A. S. smugan; Dan. smyge; Ivar Aasen smjuga]:—to creep through a hole, opening, or narrow space; at S. út um glygginn, FmS. xi. 277; þá smugu þeir milli spalanna, Edda 30; hann hefir smogið inn, garðr með hjarra-grind fyrir ok rimar í, svá at fénaðr megi eigi smjúga, Jb. 262; smýgr hann þá niðr undir hjá henni, creeps under the blankets, Háv. 54; ræð ek, at þú smjúgir undir þar hjá stokkinum í nótt, Gísl. 100: to put a garment on which has only a round hole to put the head through (cp. A. S. smygel), smugu í guðvefi, Hðm. 17; gullbrynju smó, Skv. 3. 45; cp. smokkr and smátt.

smjúga: II. to pierce; kom lásör í brúnina ok smó þegar í gögnum, Sturl. i. 180 C; örin kom aptan í bak dýrinu ok smó fram í hjartað, FaS. ii. 246; rækyndill smaug rauðar rítr, Km.; oddr smó brynjur, FmS. vi. (in a verse).

smjúga: III. part. smoginn; gren-smoginn, of a fox; maðk-smoginn, worm-eaten.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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