smyge
Danish
verb
Definitions
- to sneak, move stealthily
- relieve oneself of responsibility or something weighing down or troubling
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse smjúga (slip in).
Origin
Old Norse
smjúga
Gloss
slip in
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *smaugijaną Proto-Germanic
- *smeuganą Proto-Germanic
- smyga Norwegian Nynorsk
- smeagan Old English
- smjúga Old Norse
- smjúga Icelandic
- smúgva Faroese
- smiugha Old Swedish
- smiūgha, smiugha Old Swedish