Smætta
Old Norse Dictionary - smætta
Meaning of Old Norse word "smætta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smætta
- mod. smækka, smáttka, Sks. 105 new Ed. v. l. [smár]:—to grow small; smækka tekr nú smíði gátu, Gsp., passim in mod. usage; smættisk þá með hans hyski, sundr-þykkjask ok smættask, … smættask allar ættir, Sks. 77 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gsp.
- Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)