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WAYLAND THE SMITH
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• WAYLAND THE SMITH (noun)
The noun WAYLAND THE SMITH has 1 sense:
1. (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
Familiarity information: WAYLAND THE SMITH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Wayland; Wayland the Smith; Wieland
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
mythology (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)
Domain region:
Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)
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