wayland the smith

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   (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

   SynonymsWaylandWieland

   Broadermythical being

   Europe · mythology

Questions about wayland the smith

What does wayland the smith mean?

wayland the smith means "(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund".

What is another word for wayland the smith?

Close synonyms include Wayland, Wieland. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wayland the smith a common word?

wayland the smith is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.