Smyl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Smyl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 smyl

n. = gröm, the evil one; far þú nú þar er smyl hafi þik! Sæm. 42 (the prose introd. to the poem Gm.), a απ. λεγ.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛘᚢᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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