Smeykinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Smeykinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 smeykinn

adj. [smeygja, smjúga, cp. Germ. smeicheln], prop. ‘insinuating,’ cringing, sleek; Snorri bauð þá sínum herra smeykinn heim í holtið Reykja, Gd. 22.

2 smeykinn

2. in mod. usage smeykr, timid.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚴᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

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