Smeygja

Old Norse Dictionary - smeygja

Meaning of Old Norse word "smeygja"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word smeygja can mean:smeygja

smeygja: ð, a causal to smjúga, q. v., [Germ. smeicheln; Dan. smöge], to make slip, with dat.; hann smeygði fjötrinum af niðr, Fms, vi. 15; smeygði hann lykkjunni á háls sér, … s. tauginni af hálsi sér, he slipped the loop off his neck, 368; hann smeygði á sik brókunum, pulled the breeks on, Hkr. iii. 323; smeygja sér inn, to insinuate oneself.

smeygja: II. reflex. to rid oneself; smeygðisk Egill af stafnum. Eg. 233; smeygjask undan e-u, to slip away from, Fms. ix. 333.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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