Smyrill

Old Norse Dictionary - smyrill

Meaning of Old Norse word "smyrill" in English.

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

smyrill
m., dat. smyrli, a kind of hawk, the merlin, Fr. émérillon, Grág. ii. 346, K. Þ. K., Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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