Smyl

Old Norse Dictionary - smyl

Meaning of Old Norse word "smyl" in English.

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

smyl
n. = gröm, the evil one; far þú nú þar er smyl hafi þik! Sæm. 42 (the prose introd. to the poem Gm.), a απ. λεγ.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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