Slæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - slæfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "slæfa" in English.

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

slæfa Old Norse word can mean:

slæfa: að, to slacken = sljófa, q. v.; slævuðu þær maegður mjök liðveizlu þeirra feðga, Sturl. ii. 61 C.

slæfa: 2. reflex., slævaðisk skap jarlsins, his wrath abated, Sturl. ii. 55 C; slævast fyrir bæn e-s, Bs. i. 756; Þorleikr slævast nú (slæsk Ed.) nú í málinu, ok þóttu honum fögr hrossin, Ld. 144.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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