Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Smetta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 smetta

u, f. [akin to smjúga; Ivar Aasen records a verb smetta, smatt = to dart quickly, start, like a mouse; Dan. smutte, smut-hul; but these words are not preserved in Icel., cp. however smátt]:—a nickname, Fms. ii. 252.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
safali
SAFI
safn

Runic Inscription

smetta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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