Slæða

Old Norse Dictionary - slæða

Meaning of Old Norse word "slæða" in English.

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

slæða Old Norse word can mean:

slæða: ð, i. e. slœða, [slóð], to trail; fax svá sítt at slæddi jörð, that it trailed along the ground, Sks. 100; hann slæðir fótspor sín með halanum, Stj. 71.

slæða: 2. to ‘trail the field,’ spread manure; ganga um fjall um sinn, ok slátra, ok s. um vár, Grág. i. 147.

slæða: 3. to drag a river.

slæða: II. reflex., það hefir slæðst ofan á gólf, of thread or the like swept away and lost.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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