Smaragðr
Old Norse Dictionary - smaragðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "smaragðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smaragðr
- m. [for. word, from Gr. σμαραγδός], an emerald, Bb. smaragð-ligr, adj. emerald-like, Sks. 48 B.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛅᚱᛅᚴᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- for.
- foreign.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)