Smyl
Old Norse Dictionary - smyl
Meaning of Old Norse word "smyl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)