Slægr

Old Norse Dictionary - slægr

Meaning of Old Norse word "slægr" in English.

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

slægr Old Norse word can mean:

slægr: 1. m. a profitable thing, gain, Fas. iii. 194, Orkn. 424, v. l.; segja þeir hversu mikill slægr var til fjárins, Band. 20 new Ed.; vil ek sjá hann, ok virða fyrir mér hverr s. mér þykkir í vera, consider what I think he is worth, Fs. 11; þykki mér þó meiri slægr til hans, Nj. 42, Hem.: hón kvað nú vera slæg í at hitta Hólmverja, Ísl. ii. 77.

slægr: 2. i. e. slœgr, adj., compar. slægri, but slægari, Barl. 24, and so in mod. usage; acc. slægjan, Hkv. 2. 10: [Old Engl. sligh; Engl. sly]:—sly, cunning; slægr í skaplyndi, Nj. 38; grályndr ok s., 85; ormrinn var öllum kvikindum slægri, Sks. 501, Barl. 24; veit ek engan mann slægra, Fms. vi. 18; eigi mun hittask annarr slægri, Band. 35 new Ed.; ú-slægr, Nj. 102.

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

Similar entries:

Slægr (I)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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