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smali.

livestock

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsmaːlɪ]
  1. livestock

    collective · masculine · obsolete
  2. herder, herdsman

    masculine
  3. someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting

    figuratively · masculine
  4. assembler (compiler for assembly language)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse smali (“livestock”). In the sense “herdsman” (attested since the 17th century) the word is a shortening of smalamaður (“herdsman”), which is derived from this word in the sense “livestock”. The sense “assembler” is derived from the “herdsman” sense, being a poetic translation of English assembler. Ultimately derived from the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”).

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