Smeygja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - smeygja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "smeygja" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

smeygja Old Icelandic word can mean:

smeygja
(-ða, -t), v. to slip, with dat.; smeygði hann lykkjunni af hálsi sér, he slipped the loop off is neck; hann smeygði á sik brókunum, he pulled the trousers on;
smeygja
refl., ~st, to free oneself (smeygðist Egill af stafnum); s. undan af sannindunum, to slip away from the truth.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

Back
↑