Slá

Old Norse Dictionary - slá

Meaning of Old Norse word "slá" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

slá Old Norse word can mean:

slá: 1. ð, to bar; ok sláð rammliga, Fms. i. 104.

slá: 2. f. [Engl. a weaver’s slay], a bar, bolt, cross-beam, Fms. i. 179; slá um þvert skipit, Nj. 44, 125; slárnar eða spengrnar, Stj. 45; hann renndi frá slánum, þeim er vóru á virkis-hurðunni, ok lauk upp virkinu, Bs. i. 672. slá-járn, n. an iron bar, Fms. ii. 179.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Similar entries:

Slá (II)

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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