Slagr

Old Norse Dictionary - slagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "slagr" in English.

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

slagr Old Norse word can mean:

slagr: m., pl. slagir, [slá], = slag, a blow, defeat, Karl. 172; svá harðan slag, 176.

slagr: 2. [cp, A. S. slegel, a plectrum], a tune, air, played on a stringed instrument, see the remarks S. v. drápa; konungr spurði, hvárt hann kynni eigi fleiri slagi… hann segir at eptir væri enn nökkurir slagir, sló hann þá Gýgjar-slag … sló hann þann slag er Falda-feykir heitir … skipti hann um slaginn, FaS. iii. 222; Gunnars-slagr, i. 318; því næst kómu inn margir slagir hljóðfæra, iii. 191; (cp. Dan. slags = kind; mange-slags = ‘many-kind,’ manifold; samme-slags = ‘same-kind:’ metaph. from the ‘tune.’)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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