Slag
Old Norse Dictionary - slagMeaning of Old Norse word "slag" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
slag Old Norse word can mean:
- slag
- n. [slá; A. S. slæge; Germ. schlag; Dan. slag], a blow, stroke; slag undir kinnina, FmS. viii. 414, Skíða R. 136: blows, a fight, eigask slög við, to come to blows, Ó. H. 321.
- slag
- II. metaph. a blow, defeat; veita, gefa e-m slag, to defeat, FmS. viii. 82, ix. 238: mostly pluR., slaughter, loss; þeir gáfu þeim mörg slög, FmS. ix. 313; fá stór slög ok koma á flótta, vii. 325, Ó. H. 84.
- slag
- 2. a skirmish, opp. to a pitched battle (orrosta); jarl átti tvær fólk-orrostur, en mörg slög ok manndráp, Orkn. 94, FmS. ix. 288.
- slag
- 3. slaughter; slaga-sauðr = slátr-sauðr, Ó. H. 208.
- slag
- 4. medic. a stroke, apoplexy.
- slag
- 5. of time, the nick of time; í þessu slagi koma þeir af sér akkerinu, Sturl. iii. 67; annat slagið, the one moment.
- slag
- B. slag, n., a different word (?), [Swed. slagg], wet, water penetrating walls or houses, = slagi; hlífa svá, at eigi komi slag á veggi, protect the walls from damp, n. G. l. ii. 106 (skott eða slag, vegg-slag, v. l.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
- S.
- Saga.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- plur.
- plural.
- opp.
- opposed.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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