Smakka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Smakka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 smakka

að, [A. S. smæcigan; Dan. smage; Germ. ge-schmack; Engl. smack]:—to taste; the word is mod., for in Sks. 163 it is only in the late vellums; the old B l. c. has þefjat; but it is freq. since the Reformation, Pass. 33. 1, 3, 43. 1, Vídal. passim; see smekkr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛘᛅᚴᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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