Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Smekkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 smekkr

m. [see smakka; from Germ. ge-smack; Dan. smag]:—taste; a mod. word, as also deriv. smekk-laus, tasteless; smekk-ligr, tasteful:—the ancients seem to have had no exact word for Lat. gustus, for even bragð (IV) is not found in old writers; the Germ. has kosten, which answers to Lat. gustare, but the Norse kosta (q. v.) is never used in that sense.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

smekkr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "smekkr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
deriv.: derived.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.